Sor'ti·lege noun [ French sortilège , from Latin sors , sortis , a lot + legere to gather, to select.] The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots. « A woman infamous for sortileges and witcheries.» Sir W. Scott. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/148
sortilege 1. The supposed foretelling of the future by drawing lots; the practice of magic or sorcery. 2. Etymology: from Latin sortilegus, `prophetic, soothsayer”; from sors, `lot, fortune” plus legere, `to read”. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1835/10