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alectryomancy

noun

Etymology

From Latin alectryomantia, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “rooster”) + Latin -mantia.

  1. derived from -mantia
  2. derived from ἀλεκτρυών
  3. borrowed from alectryomantia

Definitions

  1. A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white…

    A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.

    • "Alectromancy, by Cooks [sic] or Pullen..." -- The Magastromancer xix, Gaule, 1652

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