I.a presentiment, foreboding, the faculty of divining or presaging (class.; cf.: “praedictio, divinatio, praesagium, praesensio): inest in animis praesagitio extrinsecus injecta, atque inclusa divinitus,” Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66: “divina,” id. ib. 1, 54, 123: praesagitio dicta, quod praesagire est acute sentire. Unde sagae dictae anus, quae multa sciunt, et sagaces canes, qui ferarum cubilia praesentiunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 255 Müll.
praesāgītĭo , ōnis, f. praesagio,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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