cordelière

noun

cor·​de·​lière

ˌkȯ(r)dᵊlˈye(ə)r

plural -s

heraldry

: a knotted cord (as around the escutcheon of a widow)

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, knotted rope worn by Cordeliers, from Cordelier, a kind of Franciscan friar, from cordel, diminutive of corde cord, rope

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