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lanneret

[lan-uh-ret]
noun Falconry.
  1. the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
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Origin of lanneret

1400–50; late Middle English lanret < Middle French laneret. See lanner, -et
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British Dictionary definitions for lanneret

lanneret

noun
  1. the male or tercel of the lanner falcon
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Word Origin

C15: diminutive of lanner
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