honi soit qui mal y pense UK /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/US /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/ phrase1 •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
