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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.

Definition 2024

misrule

misrule

English

Noun

misrule ‎(plural misrules)

  1. The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
  2. Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]
    • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 52:
      But in the recent past, there had been plenty of accusations and instances of Henry's oppressive misrule, of which the execution of the earl of Warwick, Suffolk's cousin, was the most recent and emphatic example.

Verb

misrule ‎(third-person singular simple present misrules, present participle misruling, simple past and past participle misruled)

  1. (law) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
  2. To rule badly; to misgovern.

See also

Etymology

From mis- +‎ rule.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɪsˈɹuːl/

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