aegisn.

Brit.

/ˈiːdʒɪs/, U.S.

/ˈidʒᵻs/,

/ˈeɪdʒᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s egys, 1500s– aegis, 1700s– egis.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aegis.

Etymology: < classical Latin aegis skin shield of Jupiter or Minerva < ancient Greek αἰγίς skin shield of Zeus or Athene, probably < αἰγ- , αἴξ goat (see Aegipan n.) + -ις (see -id suffix²). Compare Middle French, French égide (1512 in sense 1, 1569 in sense 2), Italian egida (a1382 in sense 1, a1764 in sense 2).

1. Classical Mythology. A shield, piece of defensive armour, or garment carried or worn by Zeus (Jupiter) or Athene (Minerva); (also) a carved or painted representation of this.Perhaps originally a goatskin; in classical times frequently represented as bearing the head of Medusa, and imagined as the source of protection for worshippers and terror among enemies.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [noun]

shieldc825

boardOE

randOE

targe1297

rowelc1330

aegisc1425

scutcheon1600

disc1791

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. l. 5634 Minerua..Whiche on hir brest haueth of cristal Hir shilde Egys.

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. B Neither the speare of Pallas, ne yet the shielde of Iupiter called Aegis, is it, that engendreth mankynde.

1661 T. Ross tr. Silius Italicus Second Punick War vii. 199 The warlike Maid Her Ægis [L. aegide] lai'd aside.

1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 1128 She [Pallas] shakes her dreadful Ægis from the Clouds.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 116 The dreadful Ægis, Jove's immortal Shield, Blazed on her Arm.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II ii. xiv. 68 Where was thine Ægis, Pallas! that appall'd Stern Alaric?

1882 Cent. Mag. Feb. 546/1 This little statuette reminds us, also, that the colossal Athene wore the aegis.

1896 J. Curtin tr. H. Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis xii. 104 He will swear at once by the ægis of Zeus that he saw them.

1932 Bull. Museum of Fine Arts 29 104/2 We are, unfortunately, ignorant as to the place of origin of this ægis, which was acquired by the Museum from private owners.

1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae iii. 83 A goatskin ringed with serpents, the aegis is a vestige of chthonian violence.

2. figurative. Originally: a protection or impregnable defence. Subsequently: the backing or support of a person or thing. See also under the aegis of at Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence

hornc825

shieldc1200

warranta1272

bergha1325

armour1340

hedge1340

defencec1350

bucklerc1380

protectiona1382

safety1399

targea1400

suretyc1405

wall1412

pavise?a1439

fencec1440

safeguard?c1500

pale?a1525

waretack1542

muniment1546

shrouda1561

bulwark1577

countermure1581

ward1582

prevention1584

armourya1586

fortificationa1586

securitya1586

penthouse1589

palladium1600

guard1609

subtectacle1609

tutament1609

umbrella1609

bastion1615

screena1616

amulet1621

alexikakon1635

breastwork1643

security1643

protectionary1653

sepiment1660

back1680

shadower1691

aegis1760

inoculation1761

buoya1770

propugnaculum1773

panoply1789

armament1793

fascine1793

protective1827

beaver1838

face shield1842

vaccine1861

zariba1885

wolf-platform1906

firebreak1959

1760 tr. L.-A. Caraccioli True Mentor 169 The pupil, whose Mentor..as it were covers him with the ægis of wisdom, not permitting him to form any connections, but such as he knows will be of service to him.

1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxix. 137 Feeling is the ægis of enthusiasts and fools.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xviii. 83 They were sheltered by the ægis of the laws.

1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism II. vi. 352 He cast over them the ægis of his own mighty name.

1891 ‘H. Mathers’ in Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 28 Mar. 1/6 ‘Smart’, that word of magic which covers with its aegis every mad, wicked, and outrageous act that a woman now-a-days can commit.

1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 283/2 The book should be useful to parents and teachers and is an authoritative treatise on this important subject. Of course, the aegis of Freudianism is too apparent to need comment.

1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading Introd. 13 Such a person might be better off teaching sociology or history, psychology or political science, whatever the departmental aegis.

1991 Using Corpora (Proc. Conf. UW Centre for New OED) 85 It provides the aegis of a not-for-profit scientific society to oversee the acquisition and preparation of a large text corpus.

1999 D. Sobel Galileo's Daughter (2000) xii. 137 It could even be argued that Galileo required the pope's aegis, in order to guarantee the loyalty of Ferdinando's pious female regents.

Phrases

under the aegis of: (originally) under the protection of; (subsequently) under the auspices, control, oversight, etc., of. Also under (a person's or thing's) aegis (sometimes with premodifying noun phrase). Hence outside (also within, etc.) the aegis of (also outside (within, etc.) a person's or thing's) aegis. [Originally after German unter der Aegide (1766 in the passage translated in quot. 1773, or earlier; now unter der Ägide), perhaps in turn after French sous l'égide de (1758 or earlier).]

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > in control or charge [phrase] > under the auspices of

under the aegis of1773

under the auspices of1790

1773 J. Richardson tr. C. M. Wieland Hist. Agathon I. iv. ii. 205 Under the Ægis [Ger. Aegide] of that indifference with which at that time he usually beheld the finest women.

1802 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. VI. 34 It was time for us to place ourselves under the ægis of the republic.

1863 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Civil War Amer. I. xviii. 434 The numbers who wish to bring themselves within the ægis of the National flag.

1883 Baily's Mag. May 326 ‘Point to point’ steeplechases and purely local hunt meetings outside the aegis of the G.N.H. rules, are coming into vogue.

1910 Encycl. Brit. III. 936/2 Under the aegis of the Billiard Association a tacit understanding was arrived at that the position must be broken up, should it occur.

1958 P. Gammond Duke Ellington i. 18 They make their valuable individual contributions, but under the Ellington aegis they find themselves constantly enriched musically.

1963 B.S.I. News May 14/2 These basic criteria and recognized methods of assessment, drawn up under the aegis of BSI.

1987 D. F. Wallace Broom of Syst. (1993) 31 The person under whose aegis you'd first experienced chocolate, books, swing sets,..pencil games.

1992 Harper's Mag. Jan. 6/1 AA stays aloof from involvement with outside issues and has no formal opinion on matters outside its own aegis.

2006 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. 24/6 More than half of the pupils studied were enrolled at schools under the aegis of the Chicago International Charter School.

Compounds

attributive (appositive) and objective, as aegis-bearing [after ancient Greek αἰγίοχός] , aegis-orb.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [adjective]

shielded971

pavised1584

sword-and-buckler1598

aegis-bearing?1609

bucklered1832

targeted1848

?1609 G. Chapman tr. Homer Twelue Bks. Iliads vi. 104 Th'Oreades (that are the high descent Of Ægis-bearing Iupiter [Gk. Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο]).

1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums xxii. 196 Immortal Jove, the ægis-bearing king [Gk. αἰγιόχου Διὸς].

1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 69 The broadening sun appears; A long blue bar its ægis orb divides.

1871 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Odyssey I. v. 126 The purposes Of ægis-bearing Jove [Gk. Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο].

2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. e1/2 Aegis-bearing Zeus seduced a great number of young virgins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aegis
释义	aegisn. Brit. /ˈiːdʒɪs/, U.S. /ˈidʒᵻs/, /ˈeɪdʒᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s egys, 1500s– aegis, 1700s– egis. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aegis. Etymology: < classical Latin aegis skin shield of Jupiter or Minerva < ancient Greek αἰγίς skin shield of Zeus or Athene, probably < αἰγ- , αἴξ goat (see Aegipan n.) + -ις (see -id suffix²). Compare Middle French, French égide (1512 in sense 1, 1569 in sense 2), Italian egida (a1382 in sense 1, a1764 in sense 2). 1. Classical Mythology. A shield, piece of defensive armour, or garment carried or worn by Zeus (Jupiter) or Athene (Minerva); (also) a carved or painted representation of this.Perhaps originally a goatskin; in classical times frequently represented as bearing the head of Medusa, and imagined as the source of protection for worshippers and terror among enemies. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [noun] shieldc825 boardOE randOE targe1297 rowelc1330 aegisc1425 scutcheon1600 disc1791 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. l. 5634 Minerua..Whiche on hir brest haueth of cristal Hir shilde Egys. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. B Neither the speare of Pallas, ne yet the shielde of Iupiter called Aegis, is it, that engendreth mankynde. 1661 T. Ross tr. Silius Italicus Second Punick War vii. 199 The warlike Maid Her Ægis [L. aegide] lai'd aside. 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 1128 She [Pallas] shakes her dreadful Ægis from the Clouds. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 116 The dreadful Ægis, Jove's immortal Shield, Blazed on her Arm. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II ii. xiv. 68 Where was thine Ægis, Pallas! that appall'd Stern Alaric? 1882 Cent. Mag. Feb. 546/1 This little statuette reminds us, also, that the colossal Athene wore the aegis. 1896 J. Curtin tr. H. Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis xii. 104 He will swear at once by the ægis of Zeus that he saw them. 1932 Bull. Museum of Fine Arts 29 104/2 We are, unfortunately, ignorant as to the place of origin of this ægis, which was acquired by the Museum from private owners. 1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae iii. 83 A goatskin ringed with serpents, the aegis is a vestige of chthonian violence. 2. figurative. Originally: a protection or impregnable defence. Subsequently: the backing or support of a person or thing. See also under the aegis of at Phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence hornc825 shieldc1200 warranta1272 bergha1325 armour1340 hedge1340 defencec1350 bucklerc1380 protectiona1382 safety1399 targea1400 suretyc1405 wall1412 pavise?a1439 fencec1440 safeguard?c1500 pale?a1525 waretack1542 muniment1546 shrouda1561 bulwark1577 countermure1581 ward1582 prevention1584 armourya1586 fortificationa1586 securitya1586 penthouse1589 palladium1600 guard1609 subtectacle1609 tutament1609 umbrella1609 bastion1615 screena1616 amulet1621 alexikakon1635 breastwork1643 security1643 protectionary1653 sepiment1660 back1680 shadower1691 aegis1760 inoculation1761 buoya1770 propugnaculum1773 panoply1789 armament1793 fascine1793 protective1827 beaver1838 face shield1842 vaccine1861 zariba1885 wolf-platform1906 firebreak1959 1760 tr. L.-A. Caraccioli True Mentor 169 The pupil, whose Mentor..as it were covers him with the ægis of wisdom, not permitting him to form any connections, but such as he knows will be of service to him. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxix. 137 Feeling is the ægis of enthusiasts and fools. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xviii. 83 They were sheltered by the ægis of the laws. 1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism II. vi. 352 He cast over them the ægis of his own mighty name. 1891 ‘H. Mathers’ in Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 28 Mar. 1/6 ‘Smart’, that word of magic which covers with its aegis every mad, wicked, and outrageous act that a woman now-a-days can commit. 1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 283/2 The book should be useful to parents and teachers and is an authoritative treatise on this important subject. Of course, the aegis of Freudianism is too apparent to need comment. 1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading Introd. 13 Such a person might be better off teaching sociology or history, psychology or political science, whatever the departmental aegis. 1991 Using Corpora (Proc. Conf. UW Centre for New OED) 85 It provides the aegis of a not-for-profit scientific society to oversee the acquisition and preparation of a large text corpus. 1999 D. Sobel Galileo's Daughter (2000) xii. 137 It could even be argued that Galileo required the pope's aegis, in order to guarantee the loyalty of Ferdinando's pious female regents. Phrases under the aegis of: (originally) under the protection of; (subsequently) under the auspices, control, oversight, etc., of. Also under (a person's or thing's) aegis (sometimes with premodifying noun phrase). Hence outside (also within, etc.) the aegis of (also outside (within, etc.) a person's or thing's) aegis. [Originally after German unter der Aegide (1766 in the passage translated in quot. 1773, or earlier; now unter der Ägide), perhaps in turn after French sous l'égide de (1758 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > in control or charge [phrase] > under the auspices of under the aegis of1773 under the auspices of1790 1773 J. Richardson tr. C. M. Wieland Hist. Agathon I. iv. ii. 205 Under the Ægis [Ger. Aegide] of that indifference with which at that time he usually beheld the finest women. 1802 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. VI. 34 It was time for us to place ourselves under the ægis of the republic. 1863 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Civil War Amer. I. xviii. 434 The numbers who wish to bring themselves within the ægis of the National flag. 1883 Baily's Mag. May 326 ‘Point to point’ steeplechases and purely local hunt meetings outside the aegis of the G.N.H. rules, are coming into vogue. 1910 Encycl. Brit. III. 936/2 Under the aegis of the Billiard Association a tacit understanding was arrived at that the position must be broken up, should it occur. 1958 P. Gammond Duke Ellington i. 18 They make their valuable individual contributions, but under the Ellington aegis they find themselves constantly enriched musically. 1963 B.S.I. News May 14/2 These basic criteria and recognized methods of assessment, drawn up under the aegis of BSI. 1987 D. F. Wallace Broom of Syst. (1993) 31 The person under whose aegis you'd first experienced chocolate, books, swing sets,..pencil games. 1992 Harper's Mag. Jan. 6/1 AA stays aloof from involvement with outside issues and has no formal opinion on matters outside its own aegis. 2006 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. 24/6 More than half of the pupils studied were enrolled at schools under the aegis of the Chicago International Charter School. Compounds attributive (appositive) and objective, as aegis-bearing [after ancient Greek αἰγίοχός] , aegis-orb. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [adjective] shielded971 pavised1584 sword-and-buckler1598 aegis-bearing?1609 bucklered1832 targeted1848 ?1609 G. Chapman tr. Homer Twelue Bks. Iliads vi. 104 Th'Oreades (that are the high descent Of Ægis-bearing Iupiter [Gk. Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο]). 1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums xxii. 196 Immortal Jove, the ægis-bearing king [Gk. αἰγιόχου Διὸς]. 1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 69 The broadening sun appears; A long blue bar its ægis orb divides. 1871 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Odyssey I. v. 126 The purposes Of ægis-bearing Jove [Gk. Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο]. 2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. e1/2 Aegis-bearing Zeus seduced a great number of young virgins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1425
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