Dictionary entry

Gyromancy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gyr″o‐man′cy (jĭr″ō̍‐măn′sy̆ or jī″rō̍–), n. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ ring, circle + -mancy: cf. F. gyromancie.] A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or around it. Brande & C.