Lord of Misrule
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lord of Misrule
First recorded in 1490–1500
Example Sentences
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Simon Callow narrates Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule, a look at the career of the late comic, while Mrs Brown's Boys returns for a two-part special.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2014
He became known as the King of the Bean because of how he was chosen and also as the Lord of Misrule due to the mayhem that occurred while he presided over Carnival.
From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2014
Even horses are massaged into characters with emotional lives: the goofy Little Spinoza, the gutsy Lord of Misrule.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2011
Lord of Misrule threw back his head, snorted out dust and rolled his eye at the other cheap horses.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010
The letter is worth reprinting as an illustration of the manners of the age, and as relating to what was probably the last Lord of Misrule elected by the barristers.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
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