Alternate spelling of estoil; in heraldry, a star with typically multiple pointed rays used as a heraldic charge or symbol.
French form of 'estoile' (star), from Old French, derived from Latin 'stella' (star). This alternate spelling preserves the French orthography more directly than 'estoil.'
The French spelling 'estoile' appears on many British coats of arms because heraldry developed with heavy Norman-French influence after 1066—it's language frozen in aristocratic symbolism.
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