Definitions for alerion

alerion a·le·ri·on

Spelling: [uh-leer-ee-uh n, -on]
IPA: /əˈlɪər i ən, -ˌɒn/

Alerion is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 261 anagrams from letters in alerion (aeilnor).

Definitions for alerion

noun

  1. an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.

Origin of alerion

1595-1605; French alérion ≪ Frankish *adalaron-; cognate with Old High German adelare noble eagle (German Adler eagle), from distinction made in falconry between noble and ignoble birds of pr

Examples for alerion

Some writers confound it with the martlet, stating that the alerion is the same bird with its wings displayed or extended.

A curious form of the eagle is found in the alerion, which is represented without beak or legs.

The alerion is a small bird of the eagle tribe, heraldically depicted as without beak or feet.

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