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alectoromancy|əˈlɛktərəʊˌmænsɪ|
Also 7–8 alectromancy.
[f. Gr. ἀλέκτωρ cock + µαντεία divination.]
A variant of alectryomancy.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 165 Alectromancy [divining] by cocks or pullen. 1731Bailey, Alectoromancy, an ancient divination, in which they made use of a cock in discovering secret and unknown transactions of future events. 1758Ann. Reg. 275/2 The mysteries of chyromancy, alectromanchy and catoptromanchy. 1847in Craig. |
