fleur-de-lys
[ flur-dl-ee, -ees, floo r-; French flœr-duh-lees ]
/ ˌflɜr dlˈi, -ˈis, ˌflʊər-; French flœr dəˈlis /
noun, plural fleurs-de-lys [flur-dl-eez, floo r-; French flœr-duh-lees] /ˌflɜr dlˈiz, ˌflʊər-; French flœr dəˈlis/.
Words nearby fleur-de-lys
fletchings,
fletschhorn,
flettner control,
fleur,
fleur-de-lis,
fleur-de-lys,
fleurette,
fleuron,
fleury,
flevoland,
flew
Definition for fleur-de-lys (2 of 2)
fleur-de-lis
[ flur-dl-ee, -ees, floo r-; French flœr-duh-lees ]
/ ˌflɜr dlˈi, -ˈis, ˌflʊər-; French flœr dəˈlis /
noun, plural fleurs-de-lis [flur-dl-eez, floo r-; French flœr-duh-lees] /ˌflɜr dlˈiz, ˌflʊər-; French flœr dəˈlis/.
a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
the heraldic bearing of the royal family of France.
the iris flower or plant.
Also
fleur-de-lys
(for defs 1, 2).
Origin of fleur-de-lis
1300–50; < French; replacing Middle English
flourdelis < Anglo-French
flour de lis, literally, lily flower
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British Dictionary definitions for fleur-de-lys
fleur-de-lys
fleur-de-lis
/ (ˌflɜːdəˈliː) /
noun plural fleurs-de-lys or fleurs-de-lis (ˌflɜːdəˈliːz)
heraldry
a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals
another name for iris (def. 2)
Word Origin for fleur-de-lys
C19: from Old French
flor de lis, literally: lily flower