sortilege
/ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ/noun
mass noun
- chiefly historical the practice of foretelling the future from a card or other item drawn at random from a collection〈主史〉抽签占卜; 抓阄占卜。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin sortilegium 'sorcery', from Latin sortilegus 'sorcerer', from Latin sors, sort- 'lot, chance' + legere 'choose'.