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aerie (ā′ər ē, ē′rē, er′ē, ir′ē)

noun

  1. the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey that builds in a high place
  2. a house or stronghold on a high place
  3. Obsolete the young of an eagle, hawk, etc., in the nest

Etymology: ME eire, aire < OFr aire < ML aeria, area, prob. ult. < L ager, field (see acre), but sp. & meaning infl. by L aer, air & ME ei, egg

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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