Definitions for abbot of misrule

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  1. Abbot of Misrule(Noun)

    One elected to preside over the christmas revelry in noble households and elsewhere in England during the 15th and 16th century; Lord of Misrule.

  2. Origin: * From abbot of mysreule.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Abbot of Misrule

    a person elected to superintend the Christmas revelries.


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