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glypheme commented on the word alfridaria
The power which the planets possess over a person's life.
"I'll find the cusp and alfridaria,
And know what planet is in cazimi."
—O.P. Albumazar
March 15, 2014
Gammerstang commented on the word alfridaria
(noun) - (1) A power which astrologers pretend that the planets possess over a person.
--William Toone's Etymological Dictionary of Obsolete Words, 1832
(2) From Arabic root farada, to define, decree, appoint a time for a thing, with the suffix aria.
--Walter Skeat's Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words, 1914
January 16, 2018