- Indicating something future by signs or symptoms;
foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a
disease; prognostic signs. - That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future
event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a
foretelling; a prediction. - A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination
of a disease. - To prognosticate.
- A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen
as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in
general; an indication as to the future. - Protection; patronage and care; guidance.