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The stylised lily charge as used in blazon, and the cadency mark of a sixth son.
Also known as: Fleur-de-lys (heraldic charge)
The fleur-de-lis considered specifically as a heraldic charge: its role in French royal arms, in the semé of France ancient, and as the English cadency mark of a sixth son. The catalogue holds the fleur-de-lis as a general symbol separately.
Borne throughout European heraldry, and most famously in the arms of France: azure semé of fleurs-de-lis Or as France ancient, reduced to three by Charles V as France modern.
France · Medieval onward
Serves as the English cadency mark of a sixth son.
England
A stylised lily of three petals, the outer two curving outward and down, bound across the middle by a horizontal band.
The catalogue holds the fleur-de-lis as a general cultural symbol; this record covers its specific role as a charge in blazon.