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sparviter

sparviter noun: in falconry, a keeper of sparhawks.

Noun

sparviter (plural sparviters)

  1. (obsolete) In falconry, a keeper of sparhawks.
    • Ye shall vnderstonde that thay be calde Ostregeris that kepe Goshawkys or Tercellis, and tho that kepe Sperhawkys and muskettys ben called Speruiteris, and keperis of all other hawkys ben callidde Faukeneris.1486, Book of Saint Albans

Forms of sparviter

pluralsparviters

Questions about sparviter

What does sparviter mean?
Sparviter means in falconry, a keeper of sparhawks.
What part of speech is sparviter?
Sparviter is a noun.
What is the plural of sparviter?
The plural of sparviter is sparviters.

Words near sparviter in the dictionary

  1. Spartz
  2. Spartzes
  3. sparver
  4. sparvers
  5. sparves
  6. sparviter
  7. sparviters
  8. spary
  9. spas
  10. spaser
  11. spasers

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