auspex
[ aw-speks ]
/ ˈɔ spɛks /
noun, plural aus·pi·ces [aw-spuh-seez] /ˈɔ spəˌsiz/.
an augur of ancient Rome.
Origin of auspex
1590–1600; < Latin: one who observes birds, soothsayer, diviner, equivalent to
au-, base of
avis bird +
-spex watcher (
spec-, stem of
specere to look at) +
-s nominative singular suffix
Words nearby auspex
British Dictionary definitions for auspex
auspex
/ (ˈɔːspɛks) /
noun plural auspices (ˈɔːspɪˌsiːz)
Roman history another word for augur (def. 1)
Word Origin for auspex
C16: from Latin: observer of birds, from
avis bird +
specere to look