clisterella

Meaning

1. Medieval Latinfemininekestrel
   Hoc faciunt precipue ille que dicuntur clisterelleThis is the habit especially of those called kestrels.13th century, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, De arte venandi cum avibus, liber I, 49:
   Quedam magis utuntur muribus campestribus, lacertis, ranis, scarabeis, brucis, locustis et similibus, ut ille aves, que dicuntur albani, et ut ille, que dicuntur besardi et clisterele.Certain others prefer field mice, lizards, frogs, beetles, grasshoppers, locusts, and the like, including those birds called harriers^((cf. Italian albanella)), and those called buzzards^((cf. French busard)) and kestrels.13th century, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, De arte venandi cum avibus, liber I, 50:

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Origins

Cognates and/or descendants possibly include: French crécerelle f and cristel m; Neapolitan castariello m and crestariello m; Middle English castrel, English kestrel.