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sortilege

sor·ti·lege (sôr'tl-ĭj)
n.

  1. The act or practice of foretelling the future by drawing lots.
  2. Sorcery; witchcraft.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from sortilegus, diviner : Latin sors, sort-, lot + Latin legere, to read.]


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