Added 9 October 2026
fleur-de-lis
/ˌflɝdəˈlis/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fleur-de-lis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
- (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris.
Origin
From earlier flower-de-luce, from Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”); later remodelled after modern French fleur de lis (“lily flower”).
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