honi soit qui mal y pense

== English == === Alternative forms === honni soit qui mal y pense (modern French spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French honi soit qui mal y pense (literally “shamed be whoever thinks bad of it” or “shame be to him who thinks evil of it”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/, /ˌoʊni -/ Rhymes: -ɒns === Phrase === honi soit qui mal y pense The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Synonyms: evil be to him who evil thinks, evil to him that evil thinks, shame be to him who thinks evil of it, shame to him who thinks ill of it ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === honi soit qui mal y pense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia