[ˈtɛrɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small dog of a breed originally used for turning out foxes and other burrowing animals from their earths

- a member of the Territorial Army


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French (chien) terrier ‘earth (dog)’, from medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra ‘earth’

[ˈtɛrɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a register of the lands belonging to a landowner, originally including a list of tenants, their holdings, and the rents paid, later consisting of a description of the acreage and boundaries of the property


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Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French terrier, from medieval Latin terrarius (liber) ‘(book) of land’, from Latin terra ‘earth’