Who was the 'Abbot of Misrule'?
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The 'Abbot of Misrule' (also 'Lord of Misrule') was the person appointed to superintend Christmas diversions in old English households. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898), human-proofread transcription on English Wikisource records: “, or Lord of Misrule . A person who used to superinten…
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