Counterfleury

/ˌkaʊntərˈflɜːri/ adjective

Definition

A heraldic pattern where fleur-de-lis symbols are alternated or reversed in a checkerboard arrangement.

Etymology

From counter- + fleury (from French fleur-de-lis, the lily flower). This is specialized heraldic terminology used since medieval times.

Kelly Says

The fleur-de-lis is so associated with French royalty that medieval heralds had to get creative with it—counterfleury let other noble families use the flower in reversed patterns so they wouldn't look like French pretenders.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反撃
fən-gə-kə
ARالعربية
ردة نَفْر
ridda nafr
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবাদ
pro-ti-ba-ad
CACatalà
contraatac
kon-tra-a-tak
CSČeština
proti-fleury
pro-ti-fleu-ree
DADansk
modfleury
mod-fleu-ree
DEDeutsch
Gegen-Fleury
ge-gen-Fleu-ree
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπίθεση fleury
an-te-pi-the-si fleu-ree
ESEspañol
contrafleury
kon-tra-fleu-ree
FAفارسی
ضد آتش
pid-e a-tash
FISuomi
vastaleury
va-sta-leu-ree
FRFrançais
contre-fleury
kon-trə-flœʁi
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pri-ti-kar
HAHA
a-tsara
a-tsara
HEעברית
התקפת fleury
hat-kaf-at fleu-ree
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-फ्लेयरी
prati-fle-ya-ree
HUMagyar
ellenszéki fleury
el-len-sze-ki fleu-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
balas fleury
ba-las fleu-ree
IGIG
akpụ ụkpụ
ak-pu uk-pu
ITItaliano
controfleury
kon-tro-fleu-ree
JA日本語
反撃
はんげき
KKKK
қарсы ату
qarsy atu
KMKM
ប្រទាធិ
prə-tʰɑː
KO한국어
반격
ban-geok
MRMR
प्रतिकार
prati-kar
MSBahasa Melayu
balas fleury
ba-las fleu-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လှမ်း
pyan-hlam
NLNederlands
tegenfleury
te-gen-fleu-ree
NONorsk
motfleury
mot-fleu-ree
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋਕ
u-par-ok
PLPolski
przeciwfleury
przi-vye-vfleu-ree
PTPortuguês
contra-fleury
kon-tra-fleu-ree
RORomână
contrafleury
kon-tra-fleu-ree
RUРусский
контр-флеури
kont-r-fleu-ri
SVSvenska
motfleury
mot-fleu-ree
SWKiswahili
kupinga fleury
ku-pi-nga fleu-ree
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பா
e-thir-pa-a
TEతెలుగు
సమరపోరు
sama-ra-po-ru
THไทย
ยิงตอบ fleury
ying dtop fleu-ree
TLTL
pagtuligsa ng fleury
pa-gtu-li-gsa ng fleu-ree
TRTürkçe
karşı fleury
kar-şı fleu-ree
UKУкраїнська
контр-флеурі
kont-r-fleu-ri
URاردو
مخالفتِ اُگ
makh-al-fat-e-og
VITiếng Việt
đáp trả fleury
dap tra fleu-ree
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
反击
fǎnjī
ZUZU
ukuthi-thutha
u-ku-thi-thutha

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