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alectromanchy

alectromanchy is the rare spelling of alectryomancy.

Meaning of alectryomancy

Noun

alectryomancy (uncountable)

  1. A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
    • "Alectromancy, by Cooks [sic] or Pullen..." -- The Magastromancer xix, Gaule, 1652

Questions about alectromanchy

What is alectromanchy the rare spelling of?
Alectromanchy is the rare spelling of alectryomancy.

Words near alectromanchy in the dictionary

  1. alectormancy
  2. alectoromachy
  3. alectoromancy
  4. alectoronic acid
  5. Alectown
  6. alectromanchy
  7. alectromancy
  8. alectryomachy
  9. alectryomancer
  10. alectryomancers
  11. alectryomancy

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