August

Japanese: augur
August

…the translation of augur, an official Roman diviner. He would follow a complex system of observing the heavens, the flight and crowing of birds, and on the battlefield, the feeding of chickens, to discover the divine will.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "augur" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アウグルaugurの訳語で,古代ローマの公的占い役。複雑な方式に従い天空や鳥の飛翔,鳴声,戦場では餌をついばむ鶏などを観察して神意を探る。…

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