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jess

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛs/

The English word “jess” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.

verb

  1. To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.

Etymology

From Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from the plural of jet (“throw”), from Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus < iactus (“a throwing”), or from jeter (“to throw”), itself from Latin iactare.

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