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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1570
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Misgovenement, n. [ME. and e.m.E. mis-, mysgovernement misconduct (Chaucer), misrule of a realm (1592), mismanagement, maladministration (1601).] Misguiding (of a person); misrule (of a realm). —1570 Leslie 19.
The misgovernement of the King and realme
