fleur-de-lys

1. 1.

   (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

   Synonymsfleur-de-lis

   Broadercharge

   heraldry

Questions about fleur-de-lys

What does fleur-de-lys mean?

fleur-de-lys means "(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris".

How many syllables are in fleur-de-lys?

fleur-de-lys has 4 syllables: fle-ur--de--lys. The stress falls on "ur-".

What is another word for fleur-de-lys?

Close synonyms include fleur-de-lis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fleur-de-lys a common word?

fleur-de-lys is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.