The
fleur-de-lis or
fleur-de-lys (plural:
fleurs-de-lis) is a stylized
lily (in French,
fleur means "flower", and
lis means "lily") or
iris that is used as a decorative design or
symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, religious, political,
dynastic, artistic,
emblematic, and symbolic", especially in
French heraldry.