Succession; legacy; donation; testamentary gifts; dowry; dower; dowager; legitimacy; will; patrimony; heir; transmission; to bequeath; to endow.
It is likewise used to signify relatives when its secondary capacity is extended to the widest scope, embracing:
Consanguinity; blood; family; ancestors; father; mother; brother; sister; aunt; uncle; cousin, male or female; Adam and Eve; race; lineage; alliance; relationship; affinity; blood connection; love intrigues.
Another primary signification of this card is surprise, generally of a bad origin, with these appropriate synonyms:
Cheat; imposture; knavery; deceit; trickery; mistake; oversight; misunderstanding; trouble; vexation; annoyance; emotion; fright; fear; terror; consternation; astonishment; admiration; alarm; rapture; exhaustion; swooning; fainting; a marvel; phenomenon; miracle; anything wonderful or strange.
Among the ancient cartomancists, this card, with the nine of hearts, was regarded as the most difficult of interpretation of any in the pack, but through careful study of the synonyms above given, a true meaning is readily attained.
Nine of Hearts—Upright. This card is generally regarded as an augury of good fortune, wealth, happiness and worldly advantage.
Its principal signification is victory, whence we derive:
Success; good results; advantage; gain; pomp; triumph; trophies; majesty; show; apparel; baggage; luggage; equipage; attire; furniture; rich goods and wares.
Its next principal one is union and concord, with the several secondary significations, cognate to them: