Illustration of fleur-de-lis
- fleur-de-lis 2
fleur-de-lis
noun
ˌflər-də-ˈlē 
ˌflu̇r-
variants or less commonly fleur-de-lys
plural fleurs-de-lis or fleur-de-lis also fleurs-de-lys or fleur-de-lys ˌflər-də-ˈlē(z)
ˌflu̇r-
1
: iris sense 2
2
: a conventionalized iris in artistic design and heraldry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-French flur de lis, literally, lily flower
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1