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Abbot of Unreason

Scottish official

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similarity to Lord of Misrule

  • In Lord of Misrule

    …of Misrule, known as the Abbot of Unreason (suppressed in 1555), and both are thought by scholars to be descended from the “king” or “bishop” who presided over the earlier Feast of Fools. Another related functionary was the Boy Bishop, the leader of children’s Christmas festivities in the choir schools.

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