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misrule

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mis⋅rule

  [mis-rool] noun, verb, -ruled, -rul⋅ing.
–noun
1. bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
2. disorder or lawlessness.
–verb (used with object)
3. to misgovern.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME misreulen (v.), misreule (n.). See mis- 1 , rule

Related forms:
mis⋅rul⋅er, noun
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mis·rule   (mĭs-rōōl')   
n.  

  1. Disorder or lawless confusion.

  2. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.

tr.v.   mis·ruled, mis·rul·ing, mis·rules
To rule ineptly, unjustly, or unwisely; misgovern.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

misrule 
1399, "bad government of a state;" see mis- (1) + rule. Meaning "disorderly conduct or living" is from c.1400, obsolete except in Lord of Misrule, one chosen to preside over Christmas games in a great house (1491).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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