'Sortition' definitions:
Definition of 'sortition'
From: WordNet
noun
Making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: casting lots, drawing lots, sortition]
Definition of 'Sortition'
From: GCIDE
- Sortition \Sor*ti"tion\, n. [L. sortitio, from sortiri to draw or cast lots, fr. sors, sortis, a lot.] Selection or appointment by lot. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]