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auspicial, a.|ɔːˈspɪʃəl|
[f. L. auspici-um auspice + -al1.]
1. Of or pertaining to auspices or augury.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. v. 193 That Auspiciall principle..that the left hand is ominous. 1828Chatfield Teut. Antiq. Pref. 10 A fondness for auspicial rites.
2. Well-omened, fortunate, auspicious.
1614(22 Dec.) Stationers' Reg. (Arb.) III. 559 The auspiciall government of Frederick the Prince Palatine. 1853Scot. Rev. I. 84 Attaching undue importance to the auspicial favour of aristocratic names. |