-mancy

a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element: necromancy.

Origin of -mancy

Middle English -manci(e), -mancy(e) < Old French -mancie < Latin -mantīa < Greek manteía divination. See mantic, -cy

Words nearby -mancy

-lyte, -lytic, -lyze, -machy, -man, -mancy, -mania, -manship, -mantic, -mas, -masted

British Dictionary definitions for -mancy

-mancy

n combining form

indicating divination of a particular kind chiromancy

Word Origin for -mancy

from Old French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Greek manteia soothsaying