Comments on: What does the motto on the Queen’s arms translate to?

By: drstella

drstella — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:04:59 +0000

It is French and translates ‘God and my Right’.

The Right is the Divine Right of Kings which says that the monarch is in God’s place on earth and can only be removed by God.

This is very old and is from when the monarchy was absolute. (The monarch ruled, made decisions, gave orders, his or her word was law)

‘Off with his head !!!!’
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By: Kymimom

Kymimom — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:14:59 +0000

English has greatly borrowed from French.
The Norman conquest that introduced the Anglo-Norman language to the Court of England
whose motto remains today :
Dieu et mon droit – means -My God-given right
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By: Bart S

Bart S — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:43:59 +0000

It’s French and means: God and my Right. Presumably ‘right’ in the sense of what I feel I am entitled to……
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By: falconrf

falconrf — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:10:59 +0000

‘Dieu et mon droit’ means "God and my right" – it’s French, not Latin, and it’s on the queen’s coat of arms, not her arms, unless she has tattoos

And no, it’s not Spanish, and has nothing to do with armour
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By: blonde dyslexic but good looking

blonde dyslexic but good looking — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:28:59 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieu_et_mon_droit
read this it tells you
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it means the devine right of kings
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By: Alfie333

Alfie333 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:58:59 +0000

That is not in Latin, It is in French and translates as follows: "God and my right".
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By: lime gurl

lime gurl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:41:59 +0000

to my armor.
deu is like 2 in spanish= to
et- the
mon – my
droit – armor
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