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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting;

as, skilled in

chirography

The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.

Noun.

[See Chirograph.] The art of writing, or a writing with ones own hand.

chirography ‎(usually uncountable, plural chirographies)

calligraphy or penmanship
- 1856, Edward Parrish, An Introduction to practical pharmacy
  A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physician's prescription.
The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.

calligraphy or penmanship