augurshipn.
/ˈɔːɡəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈɔɡərˌʃɪp/, /ˈɑɡərˌʃɪp/ Roman History.
The office or status of an augur (augur n.1 1); the term of this office.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > augury, divination from omens > [noun] > augur, diviner from omens > office of
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1576 A. Fleming Panoplie Epist. Argt. 257 A shorte supplication made to his Prince Traianus, for the graunt and gift of an Augurship, or Septemuirship, two seuerall offices.
1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. i. v. 14 Hence the Augur-ship [L. auguratus] became sacred among the Romans.
1692 O. Walker Greek & Rom. Hist. i. vii. 118 It should seem that the Augurs had this Privilege by Law, that they never forfeited their Augurships.
1752 W. Guthrie tr. Cicero Epist. Atticus I. v. 88 Who is to have the Augurship.
1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 414 Priesthoods and augurships were bestowed on veteran dignitaries.
1889 S. W. Stevenson et al. Dict. Rom. Coins 58/2 The coins of Mark Antony typify his augurship.
1914 Classical Rev. 28 121/1 Caesar..was busy canvassing in the province on behalf of Antony in his candidature for the augurship.
1978 Classical Q. New Ser. 28 197 The augurship does seem to be frequently evoked on coins referring to military victories.
2004 A. Bell Spectacular Power in Greek & Rom. City vi. 237 An augurship was coveted, perhaps as both an honour and as a means to be seen at a solemn remove from other men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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