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misrule
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Misrule
(gcide) | Misrule \Mis*rule"\, v. t. & i.
To rule badly; to misgovern.
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Misrule
(gcide) | Misrule \Mis*rule"\, n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
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2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
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Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. --Pope.
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Abbot of Misrule, or Lord of Misrule. See under Abbot,
and Lord.
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misrule
(wn) | misrule
n 1: government that is inefficient or dishonest [syn:
misgovernment, misrule] |
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misrule
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Abbot of Misrule
(gcide) | Misrule \Mis*rule"\, n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
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2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
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Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. --Pope.
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Abbot of Misrule, or Lord of Misrule. See under Abbot,
and Lord.
[1913 Webster]Abbot \Ab"bot\ ([a^]b"b[u^]t), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas,
abbatis, Gr. 'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. Abba,
Abb['e].]
1. The superior or head of an abbey.
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2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
--Encyc. Brit.
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Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the
chief magistrates in Genoa.
Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in medi[ae]val
times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland
called the Abbot of Unreason. --Encyc. Brit.
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Lord of misrule
(gcide) | Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for
hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf +
weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf,
and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird, Lady.]
1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
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But now I was the lord
Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
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Man over men
He made not lord. --Milton.
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2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to
noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
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3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
etc. [Eng.]
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4. A husband. "My lord being old also." --Gen. xviii. 12.
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Thou worthy lord
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. --Shak.
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5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
of the manor.
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6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
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Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
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7. (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
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House of Lords, one of the constituent parts of the British
Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
temporal.
Lord high chancellor, Lord high constable, etc. See
Chancellor, Constable, etc.
Lord justice clerk, the second in rank of the two highest
judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord justice general, or Lord president, the highest in
rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord keeper, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
in that of the chancellor.
Lord lieutenant, a representative of British royalty: the
lord lieutenant of Ireland being the representative of
royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
authority; the lord lieutenant of a county being a
deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
that county.
Lord of misrule, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
Lords spiritual, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
in the House of Lords.
Lords temporal, the peers of England; also, sixteen
representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
representatives of the Irish peerage.
Our lord, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
The Lord's Day, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
The Lord's Prayer, (Christianity) the prayer which Jesus
taught his disciples, also called the Our Father.
--Matt. vi. 9-13.
The Lord's Supper.
(a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
before his crucifixion.
(b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
The Lord's Table.
(a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
dispensed.
(b) The sacrament itself.
[1913 Webster]Misrule \Mis*rule"\, n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
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2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
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Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. --Pope.
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Abbot of Misrule, or Lord of Misrule. See under Abbot,
and Lord.
[1913 Webster]Abbot \Ab"bot\ ([a^]b"b[u^]t), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas,
abbatis, Gr. 'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. Abba,
Abb['e].]
1. The superior or head of an abbey.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
--Encyc. Brit.
[1913 Webster]
Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the
chief magistrates in Genoa.
Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in medi[ae]val
times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland
called the Abbot of Unreason. --Encyc. Brit.
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Lord of Misrule
(gcide) | Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for
hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf +
weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See Loaf,
and Ward to guard, and cf. Laird, Lady.]
1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.
[1913 Webster]
But now I was the lord
Of this fair mansion. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Man over men
He made not lord. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a
bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;
the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an
earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to
noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for
honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,
lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,
etc. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
4. A husband. "My lord being old also." --Gen. xviii. 12.
[1913 Webster]
Thou worthy lord
Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male
owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord
of the manor.
[1913 Webster]
6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small
capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and
might, with more propriety, be so rendered.
[1913 Webster]
7. (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ.
[1913 Webster]
House of Lords, one of the constituent parts of the British
Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and
temporal.
Lord high chancellor, Lord high constable, etc. See
Chancellor, Constable, etc.
Lord justice clerk, the second in rank of the two highest
judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord justice general, or Lord president, the highest in
rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
Lord keeper, an ancient officer of the English crown, who
had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority
to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged
in that of the chancellor.
Lord lieutenant, a representative of British royalty: the
lord lieutenant of Ireland being the representative of
royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative
authority; the lord lieutenant of a county being a
deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to
nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for
that county.
Lord of misrule, the master of the revels at Christmas in a
nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.
Lords spiritual, the archbishops and bishops who have seats
in the House of Lords.
Lords temporal, the peers of England; also, sixteen
representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight
representatives of the Irish peerage.
Our lord, Jesus Christ; the Savior.
The Lord's Day, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the
Lord Jesus rose from the dead.
The Lord's Prayer, (Christianity) the prayer which Jesus
taught his disciples, also called the Our Father.
--Matt. vi. 9-13.
The Lord's Supper.
(a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night
before his crucifixion.
(b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.
The Lord's Table.
(a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is
dispensed.
(b) The sacrament itself.
[1913 Webster]Misrule \Mis*rule"\, n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
[1913 Webster]
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
[1913 Webster]
Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Abbot of Misrule, or Lord of Misrule. See under Abbot,
and Lord.
[1913 Webster]Abbot \Ab"bot\ ([a^]b"b[u^]t), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas,
abbatis, Gr. 'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. Abba,
Abb['e].]
1. The superior or head of an abbey.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
--Encyc. Brit.
[1913 Webster]
Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the
chief magistrates in Genoa.
Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in medi[ae]val
times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland
called the Abbot of Unreason. --Encyc. Brit.
[1913 Webster] |
lord of misrule
(wn) | Lord of Misrule
n 1: a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas
celebration |
misrule
(wn) | misrule
n 1: government that is inefficient or dishonest [syn:
misgovernment, misrule] |
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