cordelière

noun cor·de·lière \ ˌkȯ(r)dᵊlˈye(ə)r \

Definition of cordelière

plural -s

heraldry

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

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Origin and Etymology of cordelière

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