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misˈgovernance Obs. exc. arch.
Also 5–6 Sc. -goverance.
[mis-1 4.]
†1. Misconduct, misbehaviour; evil living or conduct. Obs.
c1386Chaucer Monk's T. 22 Had never worldly man so heigh degree As Adam, til he for misgovernaunce Was drive out of his hye prosperitee. 1456Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 150 Be caus of the misgoverance of sik ane ungracious creature, all a hale company may tak..scathe and schame. c1470Harding Chron. cv. xiv, He had..repentaunce For his trespas and misgouernaunce. 1495Act 11 Hen. VII, c. 11 Preamble, Yong people..be growen to ydelnes vices and other divers mysgovernaunces. 1512Act. 4 Hen. VIII, c. 20 Preamble, The same mysgoverned persons shall lyf in robbyng and mysgovernaunce duryng ther lyves. 1627P. Fletcher Locusts iv. xxi, Those who disgrac't by some misgovernance (Their owne, or others) swell with griefe or spight.
†2. Mismanagement, misdirection, misuse. Obs.
1390Gower Conf. II. 150 For if ther fell him eny schame, It was thurgh his misgovernance. 1413Pilgr. Sowle (Caxton 1483) i. i. 2 By theyr owne mysgouernaunce they forlettyth the ryght way of vertu. a1500in Grose, etc. Antiq. Rep. (1809) IV. 407 The sounde borde crasede forsith the instrumente, Throw mysgovernaunce to make notis whiche was not his intente. 1579Spenser Sheph. Cal. May 90 All will be soone wasted with misgouernance. 1621Bp. Hall Heauen upon Earth §7 These vnruly affections are not more necessary in their best vse, then pernicious in their mis-gouernance. 1678Sir G. Mackenzie Crim. Laws Scot. i. ix. (1699) 40 He who burns a House..by misgovernance and not of set purpose.
3. Bad government of a country or state.
1447O. Bokenham Seyntys (Roxb.) 28 To what myschaunce The cyte he brouth, thorgh mysgouernaunce. c1460Fortescue Abs. & Lim. Mon. xiv. (1885) 144 Murmor ageynes the kynges person, ffor þe mysgouernance off his reaume. a1578Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) I. 171 They tuik god to witnes that they sould be guiltles of the misgoverance of the realme. 1641Baker Chron. (1660) 160 That the Realm of England should be destroyed through the misgovernance of King Richard. 1878Stubbs Const. Hist. III. xviii. 243 He is liable to be defamed for misgovernance.
†4. Lack of restraint. Obs.
1463in Heath Grocers' Comp. (1869) 61 Yf anye debatis arose betwixt anye two members, for misgovernaunce of wordes. c1470Hors, Shepe & G. (Roxb.) 27 Beware of surfete and misgouernance. |