Presagement
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. countable, uncountable
"The falling of Salt is an authenticke preſagement of ill lucke, nor can every temper contemne it, from whence notwithſtanding nothing can be naturally feared: […]"
- 2 That which is presaged, or foretold. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The falling of Salt is an authenticke preſagement of ill lucke, nor can every temper contemne it, from whence notwithſtanding nothing can be naturally feared: […]"
Etymology
From presage + -ment.