ALL meanings of ancile
an·ci·le
A a - noun ancile a shield that was said to have fallen from heaven, on whose preservation the fortune of Rome was thought to depend 3
- noun plural ancile a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome. 1
- noun plural ancile any of 11 counterfeits of this shield, carried with it on ceremonial occasions. 1
- noun ancile (historical, Roman antiquity) The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome. 0