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# aegis

«aegis» in Mova's school dictionary: **A shield or cloak carried by a god, especially Zeus, that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (aegis; no plural) (old use)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (old use, in myths) A shield or cloak carried by a god, especially Zeus, that could bring storms or protection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/#m1)

2) Protection or support given by someone powerful; «under the aegis of» means under the protection of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in Greek myths Zeus or Athene shakes the aegis to make storms; in talk «under the aegis of the school» means under its protection.

### examples

- Zeus could shake his aegis to make storms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/#x1)
- The club ran under the aegis of the town council. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/#x2)
- The shield was called the aegis, meaning goat-skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aegis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aegis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.