eyrie

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, usually built in a high place

   The eagle returned to its eyrie high on the cliff.

2. 2
   noun

   a high, remote dwelling or position with a commanding view

   From their mountain eyrie, the observers could see the entire valley.

From Middle English eire or aire, through Old French aire, probably from Medieval Latin aeria. The word first denoted an eagle's nest and then developed the figurative sense of a lofty, isolated, commanding dwelling or position.

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