Definitions for oriflammeˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•i•flammeˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr-(n.)
the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris.
Category: Western History
any ensign, banner, or standard that serves as a rallying point or symbol.
Category: Western History
Origin of oriflamme:
1425–75; late ME oriflam < MF oriflamme, OF, =orie golden +flammeflame
Princeton's WordNet
oriflamme(noun)
an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
oriflamme(noun)
a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
Wiktionary
oriflamme(Noun)
The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war.
oriflamme(Noun)
Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle.
oriflamme(Noun)
Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object.
Origin: From oriflambe, oriflamme, from auriflamma, from aurum + flamma.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Oriflamme
the ancient banner of the kings of France, borne before them as they marched to war; it was a red flag mounted on a gilded staff, was originally the banner of the abbey of St. Denis, and first assumed as the royal standard by Louis VI. as he marched at the head of his army against the Emperor Henry V. in 1124, but one hears no more of it after the battle of Agincourt in 1415, much as it was at one time regarded as the banner of the very Lord of Hosts.
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