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单词 unrule
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unrulen.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈruːl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrul/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and rule n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, rule n.1
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + rule n.1 Compare earlier unruled adj., unruly adj.
Absence or failure of rule or government; anarchy, disorder; unjust or incompetent government. Formerly also: †an instance of misconduct or disorderly behaviour (obsolete). Cf. misrule n.
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society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > absence of rule or government
unrulea1500
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 136 Whyle he regnyd in this vnrule..Into the land of Irlande he arryuete.
a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 703 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 212 The rage of his [sc. the Antechrist] vnrewle for to refound.
a1550 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Wemyss) xcv. l. 3724 Forthy it nedis þat ressoune Thyne vnreullis [a1500 Nero wnrewllyt statis] habandoun.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. ix. 201 Now let's hear..how, in the name of unrule, they got here at this time o' night.
1861 Sat. Rev. 29 June 670/2 A very few years more of republican unrule.
1913 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 24 Feb. 4/5 Pope Pius..expressed concern over the unrule in Mexico.
1997 Independent (Nexis) 27 Dec. 15 This being the season of licence and unrule, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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