'Master of the revels' definitions:

Definition of 'Master of the revels'

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  • Revel \Rev"el\, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.] A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. [1913 Webster]
  • This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
  • Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as {Lord of misrule}, under Lord. [1913 Webster]

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