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Falcoeiro

  1. Falconer.
  2. Person who breeds, trains and cares for hawks and other birds of prey used in hunting.
  3. Person who practises the sport of hawking.

"... e vinham os falcoeiros e outros que de fazer aves tinham cuidado." [Fernando, Prologue]

 

Panceira

  1. Paunce
  2. Mail skirt or mail trunks to protect the abdominal area.
  3. See: Thom Richardson, ‘Armour in England, 1325–99’in Journal of Medieval History, 37 (2011) 304-320 (311). 

Esporão

  1. Ram, at water level or below, protruding from the bow of a warship to pierce the side of other ships. 
  2. The same as 'talhamar'.

Talhamar

  1. Ram, at water level or below, protruding from the bow of a warship to pierce the side of other ships. 
  2. The same as 'esporão'.

Comitre

  1. Officer in charge of the galley-slaves or convicted rowers in a galley.
  2. Bibl: Ignacio da Costa Quintella, Annaes da Marinha portugueza (Lisboa: Academia Real das Sciencias:1839), p. 8.

Alardo

  1. Muster.
  2. Gathering of troops for inspection in terms of numbers and state of preparedness, often before battle.

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