ˈhȯrəˌlōj, ˈhär-, -läj noun
or hor·loge ˈhȯrˌl-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English orloge, oriloge, horologe, from Middle French, from Latin horologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōro- (from hōra period of time, time of day) + -logion (from legein to gather, speak, tell) — more at hour , legend
: a timekeeping device ; especially : an early or primitive one (as a sundial or an early clock using a foliot)