What does "falconry" mean?

The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.

What is a synonym for "falconry"?

Common synonyms include: chase, hawking, hunt, hunting, shooting, sport.

noun

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Noun

1
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks. countable, uncountable
"...looking up, I observed a very slight and graceful hawk, like a night-hawk, alternately soaring like a ripple and tumbling a rod or two over and over, showing the underside of its wings, which gleamed like a satin ribbon in the sun, or like the pearly inside of a shell. This sight reminded me of falconry and what nobleness and poetry are associated with that sport."
2
the art of training falcons to hunt and return wordnet

"Falconry is an old tradition in many parts of the world, including Western Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia."

From French fauconnerie.

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