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tier (oh) and kestrel (oh)


tier (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tire 'order, rank'; ATTIRE]
one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the Other
::The lower tier has 10,000 seats.
in tiers
::Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.
two-tiered/three-tiered etc
(=having two, three etc levels or layers)
::a three-tiered wedding cake
one of several levels in an organization or system
tier of
::the most senior tier of Management
the first/second etc tier
::The second tier of the programme is in-house Training.
::a two-tier system of government

kestrel (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: crecerelle, from crecelle 'rattle']
a type of bird that is like a small falcon