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单词 sortilege
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sor•ti•lege  (sôrtl ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
  2. sorcery;
    magic.
  • Medieval Latin sortilegium, for Latin sortilegus, equivalent. to sort- (stem of sors) lot, chance + -i- -i- + -legus (derivative of legere to read, count, choose out); see -ium
  • Middle English 1350–1400
sor•ti•leg•ic  (sôr′tl ejik),USA pronunciation sor•ti•le•gious  (sôr′tl ējəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sortilege /ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ/ n
  1. the act or practice of divination by drawing lots
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select
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