Etymology

palmistry

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Today it means: Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand. Full definition →

Middle English palmestrie
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  1. Middle English · inherited frompalmestrie
  2. English todaypalmistry

From Middle English palmestrie. Equivalent to palm + -ist + -ry.

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