| 单词 | king of christmas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing of Christmas King of Christmas n. now historical a man chosen to preside over revelries during the Christmas period; cf. King of Misrule, variant of Lord of Misrule n. at misrule n. 4, Christmas Lord n. at Christmas n.1 and int. Compounds 2. ΚΠ c1448 in W. Hudson Rec. City of Norwich (1906) I. 345 (MED) John Gladman of Norwich..made a disporte with his neighburghs..crowned as King of Kristmesse. a1689 A. Behn Mem. Court King of Bantam 13 in Hist. & Novels (1697) Hail, King that Wou'd be! Hail, thou King of Christmas! All Hail, Wou'd be King of Bantam! 1796 J. Gutch tr. A. Wood Hist. & Antiq. Univ. Oxf. II. 136 Letters under seal were pretended to have been brought from some place beyond sea, for the election of a King of Christmas, or Misrule. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales 84 All the hereditary pastimes of Old England were transplanted hither. The King of Christmas was duly crowned, and the Lord of Misrule bore potent sway. 1926 L. F. Salzman Eng. Life in Middle Ages iv. 99 At the head of all the riotous fun was ‘the lord of misrule’, one of the servants, who wore a fantastic costume and held absolute sway as King of Christmas. 2009 Stud. Philol. 106 322 The Black Books for Lincoln's Inn provide only a few details about the Christmas revels. It is clear, however, that a ‘King of Christmas’ was chosen, with attending officers. < as lemmas |
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