sortilège

See also: sortilege

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“sort”) + legere (“choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔʁ.ti.lɛʒ/

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• Homophone: sortilèges
• Hyphenation: sor‧ti‧lège

Noun

sortilège m (plural sortilèges)

1. magic spell, sorcery, witchcraft
   • 1963, Serge Gainsbourg, Amour sans amour:

     Amour de collège, comment ai-je pu oublier tes sortilèges ?

     College sweetheart, how could I forget your spells?

Further reading

• “sortilège”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.