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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sor•ti•lege (sôr′tl ij),USA pronunciation n. - the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
- 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 ej′ik),USA pronunciation sor•ti•le•gious (sôr′tl ē′jəs),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sortilege /ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ/ n - 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 |