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< Terceira
tercentenary >
ter·cel
(tûr
s
l)
KEY
also
tier·cel
(tîr
s
l)
KEY
NOUN:
A male hawk used in falconry.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French
terçuel
, from Vulgar Latin *
terti
lus
, diminutive of Latin
tertius
,
third
; see
trei-
in Indo-European roots
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