Horary
/ˈhɔːr.ər.i/noun
Relating to an hour or a specific time, especially a chart in astrology cast for the moment a question is asked.
Did you know?In horary astrology, practitioners cast a chart for the moment a question is understood or asked, rather than for the querent’s birth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yōr- / *yer-
“A period or cycle of time, especially a year or season”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὥρα (hṓra)
“A season, period of time, or hour”
Classical Latin
Latin
hōra
“An hour or division of the day”
Late Latin
Latin
hōrārius
“Belonging to an hour; hourly or temporal”
14th Century
Old French/English
horarie / horary
“Relating to an hour or a particular time”
Modern English
English
horary
“Connected with a specific hour, especially in question-based astrology”