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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

sortilège

, fr. L.

sors

sortis

, a lot +

legere

to gather, to select.]

The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.

A woman infamous for

sortileges

and witcheries.

Sir W. Scott.

Noun.

[L. sortilegium; sors, lot, and lego, to select.] The act or practice of drawing lots. [Sortilegy is not used.]

See also: sortilege

sortilège m ‎(plural sortilèges)

magic spell, sorcery, witchcraft
- 1963, Serge Gainsbourg - Amour sans amour
  Amour de collège, comment ai-je pu oublier tes sortilèges ?