SORTITION


Meaning of SORTITION in English

/sawr tish"euhn/ , n.

the casting or drawing of lots.

[ 1590-1600; sortition- (s. of sortitio ), equiv. to sortit ( us ) (ptp. of sortiri to draw lots, deriv. of sors lot, portion; see SORT, -ITE 2 ) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .