nigromancie

Borrowed from Middle French nigromancie.

• IPA^(key): /ni.ɡʁɔ.mɑ̃.si/

nigromancie m (plural nigromancies)

1. (archaic, historical) nigromancy

   Hypernym: nécromancie

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

nigromancie f (plural nigromancies)

1. nigromancy (form of magic)

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

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

1. nigromancy (form of magic)
   • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:

     si savoit molt de nigromancie

     [She] knew a lot about nigromancy

• → English: nigromancy