First Known Use: 1597
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sortition
noun sor·ti·tion \sȯr-ˈti-shən\
Definition of SORTITION
: the act or an instance of casting lots
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Origin of SORTITION
Latin sortition-, sortitio, from sortiri to cast or draw lots, from sort-, sors lot
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