auspice
/ˈɔːspɪs
/noun archaic
A divine or prophetic token.Cultural genealogy, more so than ordinary genealogy, depends on a belief in the magical and usually divine auspices of lineage....
- The name sounds right for exchanging marriage vows and what better auspices could there be for starting a nuclear family?
Phrases
under the auspices of
Origin
Mid 16th century (originally denoting the observation of bird flight in divination): from French, or from Latin auspicium, from auspex 'observer of birds', from avis 'bird' + specere 'to look'.
- superexcellency
- superexcellent
- superexchange
- superexist
- superexistent
- superexpend
- superexpense
- super-extra
- superface
- super-fact
- superfamily
- superfan
- superfast
- superfatted
- superfatty
- superfecta
- superfecundation
- superfemale
- superfetally
- superfetate
- superfetation
- superfetatious
- superfice
- superficial
- superficialise