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honi soit qui mal y pense

/ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/US/ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/

honi soit qui mal y pense phrase: the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.

Phrase

honi soit qui mal y pense

  1. The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
    • I am at this period, viz. in 1812, living in a cottage; and with a single female servant (honi soit qui mal y pense), who, amongst my neighbours, passes by the name of my "housekeeper."1821 September–October, [Thomas De Quincey], “[Part II.] Introduction to the Pains of Opium.”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: […] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey...

Synonyms of honi soit qui mal y pense

Forms of honi soit qui mal y pense

alternative formhonni soit qui mal y pense

Origin of honi soit qui mal y pense

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”).

Words that rhyme with honi soit qui mal y pense

Questions about honi soit qui mal y pense

What does honi soit qui mal y pense mean?
Honi soit qui mal y pense means the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is honi soit qui mal y pense?
Honi soit qui mal y pense is a phrase.
How do you pronounce honi soit qui mal y pense?
Honi soit qui mal y pense is pronounced /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/ (UK).

Words near honi soit qui mal y pense in the dictionary

  1. Hongtong
  2. Hongtonggou
  3. hongweibing
  4. Hongya
  5. Hongze
  6. honi soit qui mal y pense
  7. Honiara
  8. honie
  9. honied
  10. honier
  11. honies

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