fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys (flûr d -l  , fl r-)n. pl. fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys (flûr d-lz, flr-) 1. An iris, especially a white-flowered form of Iris germanica. 2. Heraldry A device consisting of a stylized three-petaled iris flower, used as the armorial emblem of the kings of France. [Middle English flour de lice, from Old French flor de lis : flor, flower + de, of + lis, lily.] |   |
fleur-de-lys, fleur-de-lis [ˌflɜːdəˈliː]
n pl fleurs-de-lys, fleurs-de-lis [ˌflɜːdəˈliːz]
1. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for iris [2]
[from Old French flor de lis, literally: lily flower]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fleur-de-lys - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an irisarmorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies |
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