flourdelis

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flowr-delys, flour-de-lys, fflowr-delyce, flourdelice, floure-de-lys, flourdelys, flowrdelyes, floure de lice, floure delys, floure delyce

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfluːrdɛˈliːs/

Noun

flourdelis (plural flourdelis) (rare)

1. The flower of an iris (often used in medicine)
2. A fleur-de-lis (especially in heraldry)

Descendants

• English: fleur-de-lis (influenced by modern French fleur de lys)

References

• “flǒur-de-līce, flǒurdelīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.