Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"

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Old French phrase chivalric motto heraldic motto motto

The Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" is the Old French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," serving as the emblematic and chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" canonical	2
Garter motto Honi soit qui mal y pense	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old French phrase ⓘ chivalric motto ⓘ heraldic motto ⓘ motto ⓘ
appearsWith	Garter circlet ⓘ Cross of Saint George ⓘ surface form: St George’s Cross shield
associatedOrderFoundedBy	Edward III of England ⓘ
associatedOrderFoundedIn	1348 ⓘ
associatedWith	Order of the Garter ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	English chivalric order ⓘ highest order of chivalry in England ⓘ
category	chivalric device ⓘ heraldic device ⓘ royal motto ⓘ
countryOfUse	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
emblemOf	Order of the Garter ⓘ
historicalLanguageStage	Middle French ⓘ
language	Old French ⓘ
literalComponents	honi ⓘ mal ⓘ pense ⓘ qui ⓘ soit ⓘ y ⓘ
meaningInEnglish	Shame on him who thinks evil of it ⓘ
positionOnArms	surrounds the shield ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	England ⓘ
scriptOftenUsed	Gothic script ⓘ blackletter ⓘ
shortForm	Honi soit qui mal y pense ⓘ surface form: Honi soit
theme	chivalry ⓘ condemnation of unjust suspicion ⓘ honour ⓘ
translationVariant	Evil be to him who evil thinks ⓘ Shame be to him who thinks evil of it ⓘ
usedAs	symbol of royal chivalry in England ⓘ symbol of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
usedBy	Order of the Garter ⓘ
usedOn	Garter badge ⓘ Garter collar ⓘ Garter riband ⓘ Garter star ⓘ insignia of the Order of the Garter ⓘ Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom in England Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom in Wales
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badge of the Order of the Garter → depicts → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ⓘ

Garter mantle → hasSymbol → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ⓘ

Insignia of the Order of the Garter → symbol → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Garter motto Honi soit qui mal y pense