divination using arrows drawn at random from a quiver or other holder
Word origin
[1640–50; ‹ Gk bélo(s) arrow, dart + -mancy]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: generator, intrigue, sludge, submarine, tonic-mancy is a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element.Other words that use the affix -mancy include: alectryomancy, alphitomancy, arithmancy, chiromancy, psychomancy