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1. Ordering, organization, administration. [Fernando, ch. 87]

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]

1. Falconry; hawking.
2. Art of hunting with birds of prey.

1. The female of a hawk or falcon. 
2. Quote: "Quando mandava fora da terra por aves, não lhe traziam menos de cincoenta, entre açores e falcões nevris e girofalcos, todos primas." (Fernando, Prologue)
3. Cultural note: in medieval times, female birds of prey were preferred, as they tended to be larger than males. These were known as "terçô" or "terçó" in Portuguese, and "tercel" in English, as they were about a third smaller in size than the female. 

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). 

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'.

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'.

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.

1. Team or crew of rowers in a galley.
2. Bibl: Ignacio da Costa Quintella, Annaes da Marinha portugueza (Lisboa: Academia Real das Sciencias:1839), p. 8.

1. Master of a ship (performing some navigation duties).