DIEU ET MON DROIT
Dieu et mon droit (dyuu ay mawndrwah). [French “God and my right”] The motto of the
royal arms of England. • It was first used by Richard I and, with the exception of Elizabeth I, was
continually used from Edward III to William III, who used the motto je maintiendrey. Queen Anne
used Elizabeth I’s motto, semper eadem, but Dieu et mon droit has been used since her death. [Blacks Law 8th]