misrule
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misrule
- /mɪsˈɹuːl/
- /mɪsˈɹʉl/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -uːl
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From Middle English mysrule; equivalent to mis- + rule.
noun misrules
- The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. They followed their leader in regular procession, and the motley characters, which had waited his arrival, now crowded into the church in his train, shouting as they came,—“A hall, a hall! for the venerable Father Howleglas, the learned Monk of Misrule, and the Right Reverend Abbot of Unreason!”
- Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. But in the recent past, there had been plenty of accusations and instances of Henry's oppressive misrule, of which the execution of the earl of Warwick, Suffolk's cousin, was the most recent and emphatic example.
verb misrules · misruling · misruled
- Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
- To rule badly; to misgovern.
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title = {misrule},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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