tiercel
1Tiercel — Tier cel, Tiercelet Tierce let, n. [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to… …
2tiercel — [tir′səl] n. [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] Falconry a male hawk, esp. the male peregrine …
3tiercel — var. of TERCEL. * * * tiercel, tiercelet see tercel, tercelet …
4tiercel — or tercel noun Etymology: Middle English tercel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, from diminutive of Latin tertius third; probably from the fact that the male is about one third smaller than the female Date: 14th century a male… …
5tiercel — /tear seuhl/, n. Falconry. tercel. * * * …
6tiercel — noun A male hawk or falcon, used in falconry. Syn: tarse, tercelet …
7tiercel — [ tɪəs(ə)l] noun variant spelling of tercel …
8tiercel — n.; (also tiercelet) Goshawk, male hawk …
9tiercel — tier·cel …
10tiercel — tier•cel [[t]ˈtɪər səl[/t]] n. spo tercel …
