4 definitions
Augury (n.) is the practice of predicting the future by reading signs, such as the flight of birds; also an omen.
Augury (n.) gets consulted after the decision is made, and it agrees every time.
Augury (n.) is a decision already made, looking for a bird to agree with it.
The Augury (n.) can stay an augur only while he believes the gods speak through entrails; once he doubts, he must choose between opportunism and the pursuit of truth, which was Loÿ's image for the doctor's dilemma.