AUS'TROMANCY, noun [from auster, the south wind, and Gr. divination.] Soothsaying, or prediction of future events, from observations of the winds. Auterfoits, a word composed of the French autre, another, and foits, fois, time, introduced into law language, under the Norman princes of England. It signifies, at another time, formerly; as auterfoits acquit, auterfoits attaint, auterfoits convict, formerly acquitted, attainted or convicted, which being specially pleaded, is a bar to a second prosecution for the same offense.
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