• (n.) The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.
Chei·ros'o·phy noun [ Greek ... hand + ... knowledge.] The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand. -- 
cheirosophy, chirosophy 1. The science of the hand. 2. Cheirognomy, chirognomy and/or cheiromancy, chiromancy.