/ · 1894 Brewer’s · A · Abbot of Misrule
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or Lord of Misrule. A person who used to superintend the Christmas diversions. In France the “Abbott of Misrule” was called Lʹabbé de Liesse (jollity). In Scotland the master of revels was called the “Master of Unreason.”
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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