fleur-de-lys

[ flur-dl-ee, -ees, floor-; French flœr-duh-lees ]

noun,plural fleurs-de-lys [flur-dl-eez, floor-; French flœr-duh-lees]. /ˌflɜr dlˈiz, ˌflʊər-; French flœr dəˈlis/.

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British Dictionary definitions for fleur-de-lys

fleur-de-lys

fleur-de-lis

/ (ˌflɜːdəˈliː) /


nounplural fleurs-de-lys or fleurs-de-lis (ˌflɜːdəˈliːz)
  1. heraldry a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals

  2. another name for iris (def. 2)

Origin of fleur-de-lys

1
C19: from Old French flor de lis, literally: lily flower

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