Meaning of "misrule" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MISRULE

misrule  [ˌmɪsˈruːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISRULE

Misrule is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb misrule in English.

WHAT DOES MISRULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lord of Misrule

In England, the Lord of Misrule — known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the Prince des Sots — was an officer appointed by lot at Christmas to preside over the Feast of Fools. The Lord of Misrule was generally a peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries, which often included drunkenness and wild partying, in the pagan tradition of Saturnalia. The Church held a similar festival involving a Boy Bishop. This custom was abolished by Henry VIII in 1541, restored by the Catholic Queen Mary I and again abolished by Protestant Elizabeth I, though here and there it lingered on for some time longer. On the Continent it was suppressed by the Council of Basle in 1431, but was revived in some places from time to time, even as late as the eighteenth century. In the spirit of misrule, identified by the grinning masks in the corners, medieval floor tiles from the Derby Black Friary show a triumphant hunting hare mounted on a dog. While mostly known as a British holiday custom, the appointment of a Lord of Misrule comes from antiquity.

Definition of misrule in the English dictionary

The first definition of misrule in the dictionary is to govern inefficiently or without humanity or justice. Other definition of misrule is inefficient or inhumane government. Misrule is also disorder.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISRULE

PRESENT

Present

I misrule

you misrule

he/she/it misrules

we misrule

you misrule

they misrule

Present continuous

I am misruling

you are misruling

he/she/it is misruling

we are misruling

you are misruling

they are misruling

Present perfect

I have misruled

you have misruled

he/she/it has misruled

we have misruled

you have misruled

they have misruled

Present perfect continuous

I have been misruling

you have been misruling

he/she/it has been misruling

we have been misruling

you have been misruling

they have been misruling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I misruled

you misruled

he/she/it misruled

we misruled

you misruled

they misruled

Past continuous

I was misruling

you were misruling

he/she/it was misruling

we were misruling

you were misruling

they were misruling

Past perfect

I had misruled

you had misruled

he/she/it had misruled

we had misruled

you had misruled

they had misruled

Past perfect continuous

I had been misruling

you had been misruling

he/she/it had been misruling

we had been misruling

you had been misruling

they had been misruling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will misrule

you will misrule

he/she/it will misrule

we will misrule

you will misrule

they will misrule

Future continuous

I will be misruling

you will be misruling

he/she/it will be misruling

we will be misruling

you will be misruling

they will be misruling

Future perfect

I will have misruled

you will have misruled

he/she/it will have misruled

we will have misruled

you will have misruled

they will have misruled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been misruling

you will have been misruling

he/she/it will have been misruling

we will have been misruling

you will have been misruling

they will have been misruling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would misrule

you would misrule

he/she/it would misrule

we would misrule

you would misrule

they would misrule

Conditional continuous

I would be misruling

you would be misruling

he/she/it would be misruling

we would be misruling

you would be misruling

they would be misruling

Conditional perfect

I would have misrule

you would have misrule

he/she/it would have misrule

we would have misrule

you would have misrule

they would have misrule

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been misruling

you would have been misruling

he/she/it would have been misruling

we would have been misruling

you would have been misruling

they would have been misruling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you misrule
we let´s misrule
you misrule

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to misrule

Past participle

misruled

Present Participle

misruling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MISRULE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misrule» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of misrule

anarchy · chaos · confusion · disorder · lawlessness · maladministration · misgovernment · mismanagement · tumult · turmoil

TRANSLATION OF MISRULE

Find out the translation of misrule to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of misrule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misrule» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 暴政
• Translator English - Spanish: desgobierno
• English: misrule
• Translator English - Hindi: कुशासन
• Translator English - Arabic: سوء الحكم
• Translator English - Russian: плохое управление
• Translator English - Portuguese: desgoverno
• Translator English - Bengali: কুশাসন
• Translator English - French: désordre
• Translator English - Malay: Salah
• Translator English - German: Misswirtschaft
• Translator English - Japanese: 悪政
• Translator English - Korean: 실정
• Translator English - Javanese: Misrule
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vô tổ chức
• Translator English - Tamil: போர்த் தந்திரங்களின்
• Translator English - Marathi: कुप्रसिद्ध
• Translator English - Turkish: kötü yönetmek
• Translator English - Italian: cattivo governo
• Translator English - Polish: złe rządy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: погане управління
• Translator English - Romanian: pe urma acțiunilor ilegale
• Translator English - Greek: κακοδιοίκηση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wanbestuur
• Translator English - Swedish: misrule
• Translator English - Norwegian: vanstyre

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISRULE»

Discover the use of misrule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misrule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Securities Against Misrule: Juries, Assemblies, Elections

It is often argued that democratic institutions should be designed to produce good outcomes, assuming that we know what good outcomes are and which institutions will track them. This book denies both assumptions.

Jon Elster, 2013

Rule of Law, Misrule of Men

This book is a passionate call for citizen action to uphold the rule of law when government does not.

Elaine Scarry, 2010

Lord of Misrule

The trick was to get in and get out fast. But could he really pull it off? Could he be that sure, could he count on being that lucky? Listen carefully my dear. Lord of Misrule, he whispered loudly. Lord of Misrule, Margaret.

Jaimy Gordon, 2011

Lord of Misrule

Morganville, Texas.

Rachel Caine, 2009

World's End

When Jack Churchill and Ruth Gallagher encounter a terrifying, misshapen giant beneath a London bridge they are plunged into a mystery which portends the end of the world as we know it.

Mark Chadbourn, 2010

Securities against misrule and other constitutional writings ...

This is a collection of Bentham's essays, dating mainly from late 1822 and early 1823, concerning his attempts to draw up legislation for one Islamic state, and offer advice to another in the process of throwing off Islamic rule.

Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield, 1990

The Politics of Carnival: Festive Misrule in Medieval England

This book, the first in-depth study of the role of misrule in medieval England, uses original source material to argue for a more creative approach to the interpretation of these lively and topsy-turvy customs.

Chris Humphrey, 2001

Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa: Five ...

Bringing together scholars from a wide array of disciplines - including anthropology, economics, history, sociology, and political science - this volume addresses the problems of the regime change and state failure in Africa in the context ...

Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, Shadrack Wanjala Nasong'o, 2013

The Family at Misrule

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Ethel Sybil Turner, 2012

Becoming Achilles: Child-sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the ...

Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, in Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond, Richard Holway shows how the epic underwrites individual and communal catharsis and denial.

Richard Kerr Holway, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISRULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misrule is used in the context of the following news items.

When misrule backfires

There is this feeling of despondency and of utter hopelessness in how the leaders of two major political parties have targeted a state institution ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

Dictators and Billionaires Demand Creation of UN Tax Agency

... World governments and dictators to control everything from the healthcare to the education of those they misrule — despite the mountains of ... «The New American, Jul 15»

Mugabe cherishes leadership that must not be held to account

Everyone who does evil will not come to light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. The economic demise is largely attributed to his misrule. «NewsDay, Jul 15»

Scott Walker's Wisconsin and the End of Campaign-Finance Law

They have substituted the misrule of politics for the rule of law. By 4–2, with the four conservatives in the majority, a liberal and a moderate in ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

Jonathan Has Never Been Popular, He Was Imposed On South …

Mr. Brambaifa said the PDP as a party was a victim of Nigerians demand for change after 16 years of “misrule”. “I think that there is a wind of ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»

Central African Republic: Humanitarian suffering far from the spotlight

The Central African Republic (CAR), one of the world's poorest countries, suffers not only from mass atrocities and misrule, but also a ... «Rescue, Jul 15»

The revolutionary legacy of the Sandinistas

This further increased popular anger at his misrule. Fighting between the Sandinistas fronts and the foreign-backed National Guard raged ... «Liberation, Jul 15»

Share “Sri Lanka ex-leader vows new approach as...”

In a speech, Rajapaksa denied allegations of corruption and misrule and said he was a victim of false propaganda. Rajapaksa was credited ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»

Sri Lanka's former president launches comeback bid

In a speech, Rajapaksa denied allegations of corruption and misrule and said he was a victim of false propaganda. Rajapaksa was credited ... «WAOW, Jul 15»

Prof. Walter Darrell Haden

... area community service organizations too numerous to list and for years hosted UT Martin's annual Madrigal Feast as “The Lord of Misrule.”. «Douglas County Herald, Jul 15»