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; see ser-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Latin legere, to read; see leg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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