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sors.

anything used to determine chances, lot

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɔrs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔrs]

  1. anything used to determine chances, lot

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. a casting or drawing of lots, a decision by lot, by fate, or by allotment or share

    declension-3 · feminine

  3. oracular response (since many were written on lots)

    declension-3 · feminine

  4. fate, destiny, chance, fortune, condition

    declension-3 · feminine

  5. share, part

    declension-3 · feminine

  6. capital bearing interest, principal

    declension-3 · feminine

  7. rank, class, order

    declension-3 · feminine

  8. partitioning of an inheritance by lot

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine

  9. share in an estate or inheritance, especially one divided by lot

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine

  10. estate, holding

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine

  11. lands and easements attached to a property

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine

  12. realm

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *sértis Proto-Italic *sortis Latin sors From Proto-Italic *sortis (“joining, joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *sér-ti-s, from *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō (“to link together”), seriēs (“row, series”), and sermō (“conversation”).

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