fleur-de-lys

Variant of fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis definition

fleur·-de-lis (flʉr′də lē′, -lēs′)

noun pl. fleurs-de-lis (flʉr′də lē′, -lēz′, -lēs′)

  1. iris (senses & )
  2. the coat of arms of the former French royal family
  3. Heraldry an emblem resembling a lily or iris

Etymology: altered, after Fr fleur < ME flour de lyce < OFr flor de lis, lit., flower of the lily

Also sp. fleur-de-lys

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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