'Abbot of Misrule' definitions:

Definition of 'Abbot of Misrule'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]