Abbot of Unreason

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English abbot of unresoun.

Noun

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Abbot of Unreason (plural Abbots of Unreason)

  1. An elected leader in old Scottish celebrations; Lord of Misrule.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)