Obs. rare–1. [ad. L. fātican-us, f. fāti- comb. form of fātum FATE + canĕre to sing.] A singer of fate; a prophet.
1652. Gaule, Πῦς-μαντία, the Mag-astro-mancer, 162. What fatuous thing is Fate, then, that is so obvious and triviall, as for the Faticanes to foretell?
