[ 'sɔ:tɪlɪdʒ ]
■ noun chiefly historical the practice of foretelling the future from a card or other item drawn at random.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. sortilegium 'sorcery', from L. sortilegus 'sorcerer', from L. sors , sort- 'lot, chance' + legere 'choose'.