Hawkery
/ˈhɔːkəri/noun
The practice or art of keeping and training hawks for hunting.
Did you know?Medieval European hawking was so closely tied to rank that laws often restricted which social classes could legally keep particular birds of prey.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“To seize or grasp; a proposed ancestral root connected with the hawk’s striking behavior.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*habukaz
“Hawk or bird of prey.”
Old English
OE
hafoc
“A hawk, especially a bird trained or used for hunting.”
Middle English
ME
hauke
“Hawk; the spelling shifted as English pronunciation and orthography changed.”
Middle English
ME
-erie
“A suffix borrowed through Old French, denoting a practice, occupation, or place associated with something.”
Modern English
English
hawkery
“The practice of keeping and training hawks, attested as a specialized term in English.”