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Webster 1913 Edition


Misrule

Mis-rule′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
To rule badly; to misgovern.

Mis-rule′

,
Noun.
1.
The act, or the result, of misruling.
2.
Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
Enormous riot and
misrule
surveyed.
Pope.
Abbot of Misrule
, or
Lord of Misrule
.
See under
Abbot
, and
Lord
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Misrule

MISRU'LE

,
Noun.
Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
Enormous riot and misrule--
1.
Unjust domination.