Middle French

Noun

nigromancie f (plural nigromancies)

1. nigromancy (form of magic)

Old French

Etymology

Blend of Latin niger ‎(“black”) + necromantīa ‎(“magic involving the dead”)

Noun

nigromancie f ‎(oblique plural nigromancies, nominative singular nigromancie, nominative plural nigromancies)

1. nigromancy (form of magic)
   • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:

     si savoit molt de nigromancie

     [She] knew a lot about nigromancy

Descendants

• English: nigromancy (borrowed)