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The fleur-de-lis (or fleur-de-lys; plural: fleurs-de-lis; French pronunciation: [flœʁ də 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, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry. It is represented in Unicode at U+269C (⚜) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block.

While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, it is particularly associated with the French monarchy in a historical context, and continues to appear in the arms of the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, members of the House of Bourbon. It remains an enduring symbol of France that appears on French postage stamps, although it has never been adopted officially by any of the French republics. According to French historian Georges Duby, the three leaves represent the medieval social classes: those who worked, those who fought and those who prayed. In North America, the fleur-de-lis is often associated with areas formerly settled by France, such as Quebec, St. Louis, Louisville and Louisiana, and with French-speaking people in other Canadian provinces. It is also the emblem of the city of Florence, and of the Swiss municipality of Schlieren.

Bosanski Ljiljan (English: Bosnian Lily) (scientific name:Lilium bosniacum) is a lily native to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it's also known as Zlatni Ljiljan (English: Golden Lily). Therefore, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the flag of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992 to 1998[3] contained six fleurs-de-lis, same as medieval insignia of Bosnian Kingdom and the coat of arms used by the members of the ruling Bosnian family House of Kotromanić. It is revitalize and adopted as a national symbol of Bosniaks 1992 so, although state insignia has changed since 1999 on request of other two ethnic groups (Serbs and Croats), it can be found on the flag and coat of arms of entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina alongside with Croatian chequy, and many Federation of Bosna and Herzegovina cantons, municipalities, cities and towns flags and coat of arms. Also it is still used as official insignia of Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina on flag and coat of arms of Bosniak military component in joint Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the United Kingdom, a fleur-de-lis has appeared in the official arms of the Norroy King of Arms for hundreds of years. In Mauritius, slaves were branded with a fleur-de-lis.

The Welsh poet Hedd Wyn used Fleur de Lys as his pen name when he won his chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales (Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru), the national poetry contest. Fleurs-de-lis appear on military insignia and the logos of many organizations. During the 20th century the symbol was adopted by various Scouting organizations worldwide for their badges. Architects and designers use it alone and as a repeated motif in a wide range of contexts, from ironwork to bookbinding, especially where a French context is implied. As a religious symbol it may represent the Trinity, or be an iconographic attribute of the archangel Gabriel, notably in representations of the Annunciation.[6] In such contexts, the fleur-de-lis is associated with the Virgin Mary. The symbol is also often used on a compass rose to mark the north direction, a tradition started by Flavio Gioja, a Neapolitan mariner of the 14th century.

In French, fleur de lis literally means "lily flower". It is widely thought to be a stylized version of the species Iris pseudacorus. Decorative ornaments that resemble the fleur-de-lis have appeared in artwork from the earliest human civilizations. According to Pierre-Augustin Boissier de Sauvages, an XVIIIth c. French naturalist and lexicographer: