ˈlanə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English laner, from Middle French lanier, short for faucon lanier, from Old French, from faucon falcon + lanier cowardly, from lanier woolworker, coward, from Latin lanarius woolworker, from lana wool + -arius -ary — more at wool
: a falcon ( Falco biarmicus feldeggii ) of southern Europe or a member of a related variety in southwestern Asia or Africa that resembles the American prairie falcon ; specifically : the female of one of these falcons