Main Entry: ¹pres·age

Pronunciation: \ˈpre-sij, also pri-ˈsāj\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praesagium, from praesagus having a foreboding, from prae- + sagus prophetic — more at seek

Date: 14th century

1 : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
2 : an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
3 archaic : prognostication
4 : warning or indication of the future

— pre·sage·ful \pri-ˈsāj-fəl\ adjective