Sortition

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sortition \Sor*ti"tion\, n. [L. sortitio, from sortiri to draw
     or cast lots, fr. sors, sortis, a lot.]
     Selection or appointment by lot. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sortition
       n : making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles
           etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots}, {drawing
           lots}]