oriflamme
[ awr-uh-flam, or- ]
/ ˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr- /
noun
the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
any ensign, banner, or standard, especially one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.
Origin of oriflamme
1425–75; late Middle English
oriflam < Middle French
oriflamme, Old French, equivalent to
orie golden (< Latin
aurea, feminine of
aureus, derivative of
aurum gold) +
flamme
flame
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British Dictionary definitions for oriflamme
oriflamme
/ (ˈɒrɪˌflæm) /
noun
a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages
Word Origin for oriflamme
C15: via Old French, from Latin
aurum gold +
flamma flame