See Also: lanner(dictionary)

lanner (iou)



lanner noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French lanier, perh. use as noun of lanier cowardly, from derog. use of lanier weaver from Latin lanarius wool-merchant, from lana wool: see -ER2.]
A falcon, Falco biarmicus, found in Africa and countries bordering on the Mediterranean; in Falconry, the female of this. Also lanner falcon.