eyas

 
Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪəs/

noun (plural eyasses)

  • a young hawk, especially (in falconry) an unfledged nestling taken from the nest for training.

Origin:

late 15th century (originally nyas): from French niais, based on Latin nidus 'nest'. The initial n was lost by wrong division of a nyas; compare with adder1