honi soit qui mal y pense

honi soit qui mal y pense [aw-nee swa kee mal ee pahns] French.

1. shamed be the person who thinks evil of it: motto of the Order of the Garter.

British Dictionary definitions for honi soit qui mal y pense honi soit qui mal y pense

1. shamed be he who thinks evil of it: the motto of the Order of the Garter

Word Origin and History for honi soit qui mal y pense

Middle French, “shame on him who thinks evil of it;” proverbial expression recorded from c.1300, used as motto of the Order of the Garter.