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- noun Plural form of
Lord of Misrule .
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Examples
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Book 4, Feast of Fools and Book 5, Lords of Misrule.
Library Loot, Mailbox Monday, and Just One More Challenge! Stephanie 2009
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They are, in other words, the ultimate Lords of Misrule.
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Book 4, Feast of Fools and Book 5, Lords of Misrule.
Archive 2009-03-01 Stephanie 2009
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As the latest Lords of Misrule, the Yes Men aim to change the rules of the game.
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If you're into acting there's the Lords of Misrule - some of my friends joined and had a great time.
Castle Carolingian 2007
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I was a member of the Lords of Misrule which was great fun.
Castle Carolingian 2007
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The queen never cared much for the Lords of Misrule and the coarse games they played, but she accepted the bawdy merrymaking as she had always accepted anything the king desired.
This Scepter'd Isle Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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Just as the play itself echoes ancient, pre-Christian rituals of death and resurrection, so its trappings echo the moment during the festive season when the social order would be turned upside down, and the Lords of Misrule would reign.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Robert Colvile 2012
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Trying to tell a public that a 'no' vote will punish Biffo and his Fianna Fail chums could backfire if turning sour on native politicians follows its logical steps towards acceptance that rule by dull yet honest Brussels bureaucrats is an attractive alternative to the Lords of Misrule at Leinster House.
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The energy of these two European imports merged with the growing energy of homegrown institutions, the Seventh Annual New Orleans Bookfair and the Third Annual Press Street 24 Hour Drawathon, to usher in a short season that was no less than a veritable Mardi Gras of Art. Just as the Lords of Misrule emerge from the wintery shadows each spring to achieve their whimsical conquest of the city, the spirit of boundless creativity laid siege to New Orleans, and people moved about with the constant risk of a beautiful and thought provoking assault upon the senses lying in ambush around every corner.
NOLA Indymedia 2009
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