falcon-gentle

[ fawl-kuhn-jen-tl, fal-, faw-kuhn- ]

noun
  1. the female peregrine falcon.

  2. any female falcon.

Origin of falcon-gentle

1
1350–1400; translation of French faucon gentil; replacing Middle English gentil fauco(u)n, facon jent, etc.

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falcon-gentle

noun
  1. falconry a female falcon, esp a female peregrine falcon

Origin of falcon-gentle

1
C14: from Old French faucon-gentil literally: noble falcon

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