/lan"euhr/ , n.
1. a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
2. Falconry. the female of this bird.
[ 1250-1300; ME laner lanier kind of falcon, lit., wool weaver ( lanarius; ), a term of abuse in the early Middle Ages, applied esp. to laggards and cowards, and so to the lanner, slow in flight and thought to be cowardly ]