ancilen.

/ænˈsaɪliː/

Etymology: < Latin ancīle (of doubtful etymol.), plural 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.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [noun] > other types of shield

blazon?a1400

fanc1405

pavise1407

ancile1600

shield-board1872

figure of eight shield1939

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. xx. 15/1 Certaine scutcheons or bucklers that fell from heaven, called Ancilia.

1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 385 The Trojans secured their Palladium: the Romans their Ancile.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Wks. II. 171 And in his left hand the ancile bare.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	ancile
释义	ancilen. /ænˈsaɪliː/ Etymology: < Latin ancīle (of doubtful etymol.), plural 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. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [noun] > other types of shield blazon?a1400 fanc1405 pavise1407 ancile1600 shield-board1872 figure of eight shield1939 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. xx. 15/1 Certaine scutcheons or bucklers that fell from heaven, called Ancilia. 1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 385 The Trojans secured their Palladium: the Romans their Ancile. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Wks. II. 171 And in his left hand the ancile bare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1600
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