MISGOVERN

misgovern

(verb) govern badly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

misgovern (third-person singular simple present misgoverns, present participle misgoverning, simple past and past participle misgoverned)

(transitive) To govern badly or wrongly.

Anagrams

• Merovings, removings

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*gov"ern, v. t.

Definition: To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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