auspice

From Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôsʹpĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈɔːspɪs/
• (US) enPR: ôsʹpĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈɔspɪs/
• (cot–caught merger, Northern Cities Vowel Shift) enPR: äsʹpĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈɑspɪs/

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auspice (plural auspices)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.

   This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.

2. An omen or a sign.

   The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.

3. (obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.

• (patronage or protection): support
• (divination from the actions of birds): augury, fortunetelling, divination

• auspiced
• auspicing
• auspicious

Borrowed from Latin auspicium.

auspice m (plural auspices)

1. (chiefly plural) omen; auspices

• auspicieux

• “auspice” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

auspice m (plural auspici)

1. auspex
2. patron, sponsor, promoter

• auspicio
• auspicare

auspice

1. ablative singular of auspex