sortilege noun. ['sɔ:tɪlɪdʒ] LME.
[Old & mod. French sortilège from medieval Latin sortilegium sorcery, divination, from Latin sortilegus sorcerer, diviner, from Latin sors, sort- (SORT noun²) + legere choose; in sense 2 directly from Latin sortilegus.]
1. The action or an act of divining or deciding something by casting lots. Also, sorcery, magic. LME.

2. A person who practises sortilege. rare. L15.

■ sortileger noun (now rare) a person who practises sortilege LME.

■ sorti'legious adjective (now rare) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of sortilege E17.

■ sortilegy noun [medieval Latin sortilegium] = SORTILEGE 1 LME.

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