oriflamme

== English == === Alternative forms === auriflamme, oriflamb (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old French oriflambe, oriflamme, from Medieval Latin auriflamma (“golden flame”), from Latin aurum (“gold”) + flamma (“flame”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒɹɪflæm/ === Noun === oriflamme (plural oriflammes) (historical) The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages. (figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle. (literary) Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French oriflamme, orie flambe, from Medieval Latin auriflamma (“golden flame”), from Latin aurum (“gold”) + flamma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.flɑm/, /ɔ.ʁi.flam/ === Noun === oriflamme f (plural oriflammes) (historical) oriflamme banner, standard === Further reading === “oriflamme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === [c. 1100, in the Chanson de Roland] Attested as orie flambe, oriflambe. From Medieval Latin auriflamma (“golden flame”), from Latin aurum (“gold”) + flamma (“flame”). === Noun === oriflamme oblique singular, f (oblique plural oriflammes, nominative singular oriflamme, nominative plural oriflammes) oriflamme ==== Descendants ==== French: oriflamme → English: oriflamme