alerion

American

[uh-leer-ee-uhn, -on] / əˈlɪər i ən, -ˌɒn /

noun

Heraldry.

an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.

Etymology

Origin of alerion

1595–1605; < French alérion ≪ Frankish *adalaron-; cognate with Old High German adelare noble eagle ( German Adler eagle), from distinction made in falconry between noble and ignoble birds of prey, equivalent to adal noble + *aron- eagle; see erne

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Loraine produces alerion, which is assigned as the reason for that house bearing eaglets in their arms.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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