Æ'ġis, n.
(ē'jis), n. [Lat. ægis, Gr. αἰγίς, a goat skin, shield; from αἴξ, goat.]
Sense 1. A shield, or defensive armor; — originally applied to the shield given by Jupiter to Minerva. Hence,
Sense 2. Any thing which protects. “Under the imperial ægis.” Gretton.
