What does lord of misrule mean?

lord of misrule means "a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration".

Is lord of misrule a common word?

lord of misrule is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Lord of misrule — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration
Broadermaster of ceremonies

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What does lord of misrule mean?: lord of misrule means "a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration".
Is lord of misrule a common word?: lord of misrule is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lord of misrule come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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