"honi soit qui mal y pense" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/ [General-American], /ˌoʊni -/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒns 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|honi soit qui mal y pense||lit=shamed be whoever thinks bad of it” or “shame be to him who thinks evil of it}} 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”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=honi soit qui mal y pense}} 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. 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, honni soit qui mal y pense (english: modern French spelling) Translations (honi soit qui mal y pense): schande over wie er kwaad van denkt (Dutch), honton al tiu, kiu pensas malbonon (Esperanto), honi soit qui mal y pense (French), honni soit qui mal y pense (French), ein Schelm, der Böses dabei denkt (German), rossz az, aki rosszra gondol (Hungarian), hańba temu, kto widzi w tym coś nieprzystojnego (Polish), execrado seja quem nisto vê malícia (Portuguese)
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