Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From deuinar (to divine, guess) +‎ -ança, or through Latin dīvīnantia, plural of dīvīnāns (foreseeing, divining), from dīvīnō (I foresee, fortell, divine).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

deuinança f (plural deuinanças)

  1. divination
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 25r:
      Non a aguero en iacob nĩ deuinãça en israel.
      [] There is no omen on Jacob nor divination on Israel. []

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