Pronounced: LOOFT-mensh, noun
Notes: Not a word I’m familiar with
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase lord of misrule is “a master of Christmas revels in England especially in the 1400s and 1500s”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the 1400s
Background / Comments
The tradition back in medieval England in the royal court, in the houses of noblemen, and many colleges and universities was to appoint a lord of misrule (also called the “abott of misrule”) to manage their Christmas festivities. He had to arrange all of the Christmas entertainment – plays, processions, and feasts. He normally had some kind of mock court and received mock homage from the revelers. The name is thought to have originated from an older New Year’s celebration (“the Feast of Fools”).
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