Variant: also fleur-de-lys
Pronunciation: ˌ fl ə r-d ə - ' l ē , ˌ flu ̇ r-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fleurs-de-lis or fleur-de-lis also fleurs-de-lys or fleur-de-lys \ ˌ fl ə r-d ə - ' l ē (z), ˌ flu ̇ r- \
Etymology: Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-French flur de lis, literally, lily flower
Date: 14th century
1 : IRIS 3
2 : a conventionalized iris in artistic design and heraldry
fleur-de-lis