I. ˈhȯrəˌskōp, ˈhär- noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin horoscopus, from Greek hōroskopos, from hōro- + skopos observer; akin to Greek skopein to view, watch — more at spy
: a diagram representing the twelve mundane houses and showing the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time used by astrologers to foretell the events of a person's life or to answer horary questions
cast a horoscope in order to determine the exact day and hour at which a vessel should weigh anchor — G.L.Kittredge
specifically : nativity
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to make horoscopes
transitive verb
: to cast the horoscope of
• hor·o·scop·er -pə(r) noun -s