alectryomancy

English

Alternative forms

• alectoromancy, alectyromancy, alectormancy, alectromanchy, alectromancy, electromancy, alectromancy

Etymology

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

Noun

alectryomancy (uncountable)

1. 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

Derived terms

• alectryomancer

Translations

form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird pecking at grain

• Portuguese: alectromancia f
• Spanish: alectomancia (es) f

References

• “alectryomancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• alectryomancy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alectyromancy