† misordinancen.
Obsolete.
(a) Lack of proper regulation. (b) Misconduct.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun]
abominationc1350
misgovernancec1375
misleadinga1387
misusing1395
misbearinga1400
misordinancea1400
misruling?a1425
misgovernail?a1439
misdraughtc1450
misgovernmentc1450
misbehaving1451
misguiding1480
misbehaviour1486
misdemeaning1487
misgoverning1487
misdemeanoura1513
misordera1513
misordering1526
misusage1532
misnurturea1540
misdemean1579
miscarriage1594
misguide1596
demeanour1681
misconduct1717
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > misbehaviour > [noun]
misgovernancec1375
misleadinga1387
misusing1395
misbearinga1400
misordinancea1400
misdraughtc1450
misgovernmentc1450
misbehaving1451
misguiding1480
misbehaviour1486
misdemeaning1487
misgoverning1487
miscraft1496
demerit1509
misuse1509
misdemeanoura1513
misordera1513
misordering1526
misusage1532
misdemean1579
miscarriage1594
misguide1596
delinquency1603
demeanour1681
misconduct1717
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [noun] > deviation from natural or moral order
misordinancea1400
misordaining?a1450
aberration1588
a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 84 Mysordynaunce [L. inordinatio] of dietynge.
c1450 Cato's Distichs (Sidney Sussex) l. 470 in Englische Studien (1906) 36 40 (MED) If þou vntrusti be and nice..Blame nout fortune..But blame þine own misse-ordinaunce.
c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 107 (MED) Þoruȝ mysordynaunce of dietynge, as contrarious metis & drinkis.
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccliv Who can rehers eche sort of folysshenes That vs mysgydeth through our mysordynaunce.
a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 16672 Few men ar bettir with ane chiftane wise Na mony thousand with mysordinance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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