Augury — Defs

01 n. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

pl. Auguries

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.