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verb

redorer son blason

/ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃/

verb/ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃/

for an impoverished aristocrat to marry a farmer-general's daughter in order to regain wealth and status; to restore one's image, to restore one's reputation, to regain prestige

Synonyms: redorer son image

Literally, “to regild one's coat of arms”.