falcon-gentle
[
fawl
-k
uh
n-
jen
-tl,
fal
-,
faw
-k
uh
n-]
/ˈfɔl kənˈdʒɛn tl, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən-/
noun
1.
the female peregrine falcon.
2.
any female falcon.
Origin
1350-1400;
translation of
French
faucon gentil;
replacing
Middle English
gentil fauco
(
u
)
n, facon jent,
etc.
British Dictionary definitions for
falcon-gentle
falcon-gentle
noun
1.
(
falconry
) a female falcon, esp a female peregrine falcon
Word Origin
C14: from Old French
faucon-gentil
literally: noble falcon