cast lots



cast lots

To decide something by picking an item, often a slip of paper, at random. Let's cast lots to decide who will go first—it's the only fair way to do it.
See also: cast, lot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BĚLa-Czech
Melanija-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
Alfhildr-Ancient Scandinavian
Sinclairsin-KLEREnglish (Rare)
JosYAWSDutch
Sasho-Macedonian, Bulgarian