redorer son blason
French, verb/ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃/
redorer son blason is spelled R-E-D-O-R-E-R-S-O-N-B-L-A-S-O-N (16 letters). Redorer son blason is a French verb meaning “for an impoverished aristocrat to marry a farmer-general's daughter in order to regain wealth and status” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Recouvrer de la richesse en épousant une roturière riche, en parlant d'un noble désargenté”.
What does redorer son blason mean in English?
verb
- 1
for an impoverished aristocrat to marry a farmer-general's daughter in order to regain wealth and status
- 2
to restore one's image, to restore one's reputation, to regain prestige
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Recouvrer de la richesse en épousant une roturière riche, en parlant d'un noble désargenté. 2. Se refaire une réputation. 3. Restaurer son image.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce redorer son blason?
- /ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃/
- \ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.