(chiefly historical) An Arab frontier outpost or garrison town, chiefly in the period of early Islamic expansion.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrely

present participle of misrely

simple past tense and past participle of misrely

(rare) To rely wrongly.

To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

An instance of reading wrongly.

The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. / Misgovernment; bad or unjust government.

(law) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court. / To rule badly; to misgovern.

(in feudal Britain) A mock officer, appointed by lot, to preside over the Feast of Fools in a great household at Christmas.