| 释义 |
misˈgoverning, vbl. n.
[f. misgovern v. + -ing1 or mis-1 3 + governing vbl. n.]
The action of the vb. misgovern. †a. Misconduct. Obs. b. Misgovernment.
1487How Good Wife Taught Dau. 256 For falt of aw and of teching Bryngis thame oft to mysgouernyng. 1593Shakes. Lucr. 654 Blacke lust, dishonor, shame, mis-gouerning. 1609Daniel Civ. Wars i. xxxiii, Besides, the times, with all iniustice fraught, Concurr'd, with such confus'd misgouerning. 1711in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. v. 112 The people..dethroned their King under pretence of misgoverning. 1845Carlyle Past & Pr. i. v, A Governing Class..which..could not..be kept from misgoverning, corn-lawing, and playing the very deuce with us. |