1. the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization: "negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN"
▪ (in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
Word Originearly 17th century (denoting armor or a shield, especially that of a god): via Latin from Greek aigis ‘shield of Zeus’.
