misgovernment, misrule
(noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
misrule (plural misrules)
The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]
misrule (third-person singular simple present misrules, present participle misruling, simple past and past participle misruled)
(legal) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
To rule badly; to misgovern.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mis*rule", v. t. & i.
Definition: To rule badly; to misgovern.
Mis*rule", n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. Abbot, or Lord, of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
