"study of handwriting," 1882, from Fr. graphologie, coined 1868 by Abbé Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-81) from Gk. graphein "to write" + logos "a speaking, a dealing with."
Main Entry: gra·phol·o·gy Pronunciation: gra-'fäl-&-jE Function: noun Inflected Form: plural-gies : thestudy of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis —graph·o·log·i·cal/"graf-&-'läj-i-k&l/adjective —gra·phol·o·gist/gra-'fäl-&-j&st/noun