Augury
Pronunciation : Au"gu*ry
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Auguries (.
Etymology : [L. aucurium.]
Definition : 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.
2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. From their flight strange auguries she drew. Drayton. He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Prescott.
3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913