fleury

[ flur-ee, floor-ee ]

adjectiveHeraldry.
  1. terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury.

  2. ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.

Origin of fleury

1
1375–1425; late Middle English flourre<Middle French fleure, derivative of fleurflower; see -ee

Other definitions for Fleury (2 of 2)

Fleury
[ flœ-ree ]

noun
  1. An·dré Her·cule de [ahn-dreyer-kylduh], /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/, 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.

  2. Claude [klohd], /kloʊd/, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.

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British Dictionary definitions for Fleury

Fleury

/ (French flœri) /


noun
  1. André Hercule de (ɑ̃dre ɛrkyl də). 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman: Louis XV's chief adviser and virtual ruler of France (1726–43)

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