heronerEtymologyFrom Middle English heroner, from Anglo-Norman heroner. By surface analysis, heron + -er.nounA hawk used in hunting herons.“Brough-mill, which in the reign of Edward III. belonged to the family of Strelley, was then held by the service of attending the King on horseback whenever he should come into Derbyshire, carrying a heroner (or heron-falcon [footnote: Falco heronarius]).”