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misrule

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mis·rule  (ms-rl)
n.
1. Disorder or lawless confusion.
2. Inept or unwise rule; misgovernment.
tr.v. mis·ruled, mis·rul·ing, mis·rules
To rule ineptly, unjustly, or unwisely; misgovern.
misrule
Verb
[-ruling, -ruled]
to govern inefficiently or without justice
Noun
1. inefficient or unjust government
2. disorder or lawlessness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misrule - government that is inefficient or dishonest
misgovernment
governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"


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But what all England did not know De Vac had gleaned from scraps of conversation dropped in the armory: that Henry was even now negotiating with the leaders of foreign mercenaries, and with Louis IX of France, for a sufficient force of knights and menat-arms to wage a relentless war upon his own barons that he might effectively put a stop to all future interference by them with the royal prerogative of the Plantagenets to misrule England.
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