/euh lear"ee euhn, -on'/ , n. Heraldry.
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
[ 1595-1605; alérion adalaron-; c. OHG adelare noble eagle (G Adler eagle), from distinction made in falconry between noble and ignoble birds of prey, equiv. to adal noble + * aron- eagle; see ERNE ]