Sortilege Definition
sôrtl-ĭj
noun
The act or practice of foretelling the future by drawing lots.
American Heritage
Divination or prophecy by casting lots.
Webster's New World
Sorcery; black magic.
Webster's New World
Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Sortilege
Noun
Singular:
sortilege
Plural:
sortilegesOrigin of Sortilege
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Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium from sortilegus diviner Latin sors sort- lot ser-2 in Indo-European roots Latin legere to read leg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French sortilège, from mediæval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner"), from sors (“sort") + legere (“choose")
From Wiktionary
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