honi soit qui mal y pense


honi soit qui mal y pense

(ɔni swa ki mal i pɑ̃s) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) shamed be he who thinks evil of it: the motto of the Order of the Garter

ho•ni soit qui mal y pense

(ɔ ni ˈswa ki mal i ˈpɑ̃s)
French. shamed be the person who thinks evil of it: motto of the Order of the Garter.

honi soit qui mal y pense

A French phrase meaning let him be ashamed who thinks evil of it, used as the motto of the British Order of the Garter.