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the lesser tern .

LESSER
Less; smaller; inferior. God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night. Gen. i. 15. Note: Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in certain special instances in which its employment has become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia
BLESSER
One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.