Noun aegis has 2 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
     body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
    --2 has particulars: plastron
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