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sortior ītus, īrī, dep. [sors], to cast lots, draw lots: cum praetores designati sortirentur, drew lots for their official duties: consules comparare inter se aut sortiri iussi, i. e. to assign provinces by agreement or by lot, L.— To draw lots for, assign by lot, allot, obtain by lot: tribūs: provincias: iudices, appoint by lot: Necessitas Sortitur insignīs et imos, decides the fate of, H.: sortiri, quid loquare: inter se, uter Hispaniam obtineret, cast lots to decide, L.: consules sortiti, uter dedicaret, L.— To share, divide, distribute: pariter laborem, V.: periclum, V.— To choose, select: subolem armento, V.: fortunam oculis (i. e. locum), V.— To get by chance, get as a lot, get, obtain, receive: mediterranea Asiae, L.: amicum, H.: Maeonium vatem sortita fuisses, O.* * *sortiri, sortitus sum V DEPcast or draw lots; obtain by lot; appoint by lot; choose
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cast lots — ► draw (or cast) lots decide by lot. Main Entry: ↑lot … English terms dictionary
To cast lots — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cast lots — use a set of objects to decide who will do something (person who draws the shortest or longest is chosen) … English contemporary dictionary
draw (or cast) lots — decide by lot. → lot … English new terms dictionary
draw/cast lots — DECIDE RANDOMLY, spin/toss a coin, throw dice, draw straws. → lot … Useful english dictionary
Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cast — (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913 Webster] Uzziah… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
LOTS — Biblical Data The Bible records the practice of casting lots as a means of arriving at decisions on a variety of problems. These may be grouped into two main categories: (a) the selection of one or more members from a group; the division of goods … Encyclopedia of Judaism
To cast a — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cast a horoscope — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cast a shoe — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
