fauconer

Middle English

Alternative forms

• falconere, faucowner, fawkenere, fawkner, fawkonere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French falconer, fauconer; equivalent to faucoun +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfau̯kuˈneːr/, /ˈfau̯k(ə)nər/

Noun

fauconer (plural fauconers)

1. A falconer (a trainer or user of birds of prey, especially for hunting).

Descendants

• English: fawkner (the regular descendant of this word, now obsolete); falconer (influenced by falcon)

References

• “fauconē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-28.