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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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