MISRULES

Noun

misrules

plural of misrule

Source: Wiktionary


MISRULE

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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