misrule
English
/mɪsˈɹuːl/
noun
Definitions
- The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy.
- Misgovernment; bad or unjust government.
Etymology
Prefix from English rule.
Origin
English
rule
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- footrule English
- forerule English
- framerule English
- metarule English
- misruler English
- outrule English
- overrule English
- rulable English
- rule English
- rulebook English
- rulebound English
- rulebreaker English
- rulebreaking English
- ruleful English
- ruleless English
- rulemaking English
- rulemonger English
- ruler English
- ruleset English
- rulest English
- ruleth English
- rulez English
- self-rule English
- subrule English
- unruly English
- rulettaa Finnish
- reule Middle English