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oriflamme

Meaninggolden-flame banner

Common meaning: royal banner of medieval France

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinauriflamma‘golden-flame banner’source
  2. Frenchoriflambesource
  3. Englishoriflamme‘royal banner of medieval France’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin auriflamma ‘golden-flame banner’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ORIFLAMME, p. 406 · dictionary scan

Roots

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