- auspices, protection, aegis - kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
--1 is a kind of endorsement, indorsement
- breastplate, aegis, egis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
--2 is a kind of armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
--2 is a part of
--2 has particulars: plastronbody armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract