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sortilege

sor·ti·lege [ sáwrt'lij ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. prophecy by drawing lots: the supposed foretelling of the future by drawing lots

2. magic: the supposed practice of magic or sorcery

[14th century. Via French< Latin sortilegus "prophetic, soothsayer" < sort- "lot, fortune" + legere "read"]
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