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 : omen2: an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future3archaic : prognostication4: warning or indication of the future

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