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WordWealth: aegis
ae·gis
('E-j&s also 'A-),
n.
1. Class. Myth. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or
Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
2. protection; support: under the imperial aegis.
3. sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of
the League of Women Voters.
Also, egis.
[16951705; < L < Gk aig s
shield of Zeus or Athena, prob. from aig- (s. of ax
goat) + -is n. suffix, from a type of shield made of
goatskin]
Syn. 3. patronage. (Random
House Webster's Unabridged). Look at
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There also is a possibility that, in the event of war, a U.S. ship
with an Aegis system, which can track hundreds of targets
simultaneously, would be parked off the Israeli coast to help
coordinate anti-missile operations in the region.
Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post Staff Writer in
N. Korea Threatens to Resume Missile Tests
; Jan 13, 2003 Unlike the orphanages from which they are descended, most group homes and
residential treatment centers are not meant to be long-term abodes. A
typical stay at such a center lasts from several months to two years,
after which most children return to their birth, foster, or adoptive
families. A significant minority, those who either have no homes to return
to or do not wish to go home, move on to less restrictive group homes or
to independent living arrangements, also under the aegis of the
child-welfare system. Mary-Lou Weisman
in
When Parents Are Not in the Best Interests of
the Child; The Atlantic, July 1994
Senior defence officials are reported to have said that Taiwan should not at the moment be given the four destroyers equipped with the
Aegis anti-aircraft and anti-missile system, but that it should have less sophisticated destroyers instead.
Taiwan Repels Mock Chinese Attack;
BBCWorld Service;
20 April, 2001
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