'Master of the revels' definitions:
Definition of 'Master of the revels'
From: GCIDE
- 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]