nigromancie

Middle French

Etymology

Blend of Latin niger (“black”) + necromantīa (“magic involving the dead”)

Noun

nigromancie f (plural nigromancies)

  1. nigromancy (form of magic)

Old French

Etymology

Blend of Latin niger (“black”) + necromantīa (“magic involving the dead”)

Noun

nigromancie f (oblique plural nigromancies, nominative singular nigromancie, nominative plural nigromancies)

  1. nigromancy (form of magic)
    • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Cligès':
      si savoit molt de nigromancie
      [She] knew a lot about nigromancy

Descendants
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