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‖ ancile|ænˈsaɪliː|
[L. ancīle (of doubtful etymol.), pl. ancīlia, a small oval shield, and spec.]
The sacred shield of the ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven; on the preservation of which the prosperity of the city was supposed to depend.
1600Holland Livy. i. xx. 15/1 Certaine scutcheons or bucklers that fell from heaven, called Ancilia. 1674Brevint Saul at Endor 385 (T.) The Trojans secured their palladium: the Romans their ancile. 1855Singleton Virgil II. 171 And in his left hand the ancile bare. |