MISRULE

misgovernment, misrule

(noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

misrule (plural misrules)

The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]

Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• muliers

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



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