tiercel
tiercel definition
tier·cel (tir′səl)
noun
Falconry a male hawk, esp. the male peregrine
Etymology: ME tercel < OFr < VL *tertiolus < L tertius, third: said to be so named because it was believed that every third bird in a nest is a male
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