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Lord of Misrule   /lɔrd əv mɪsrˈul/   Listen
Lord of Misrule

noun
1.
A person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration.





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"Lord of Misrule" Quotes from Famous Books



... applausive drumming of fists upon the table. The company were as pleased with their own performance as the holiday faces that greet with such exuberant joy the havoc upon the stage at pantomime time. The habitues of Crompton, indeed, were not unlike wild school-boys, with a Lord of Misrule for their master, and "give and take" for their one good precept. Nay, the rude outbreak had even a beneficial effect, for it cut short the orgie, which might, and probably would, have otherwise been prolonged for ...
— Bred in the Bone • James Payn


Words linked to "Lord of Misrule" :   master of ceremonies, host, emcee


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