<P> In England , the Lord of Misrule -- known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the Prince des Sots -- was an officer appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools . The Lord of Misrule was generally a peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries , which often included drunkenness and wild partying . </P>
<P> In England , the Lord of Misrule -- known in Scotland as the Abbot of Unreason and in France as the Prince des Sots -- was an officer appointed by lot during Christmastide to preside over the Feast of Fools . The Lord of Misrule was generally a peasant or sub-deacon appointed to be in charge of Christmas revelries , which often included drunkenness and wild partying . </P>
who was identified as the lord of misrule
who was identified as the lord of misrule
peasant or sub-deacon
peasant or sub-deacon