augury

n.; pl. Auguries [ L. aucurium. ] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. [ 1913 Webster ]

From their flight strange auguries she drew. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur. [ 1913 Webster ]