English
Alternative spellings
tiercelet
Etymology
From tercel.
Noun
en-noun
- A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tercel.
#*Late C14: Tho dwelte a tercelet me faste by, / That semed welle of alle gentillesse � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Squire's Tale�, Canterbury Tales
ru:tercelet
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