Mis*give", v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
irresolute. "My mind misgives." Shak.
Mis*giv"ing, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. "Suspicious and
misgivings." South.
Mis*go" (-g"), v. i. To go astray. Spenser.
Mis*got"ten (-gt"t'n), a. Unjustly gotten. Spenser.
Mis*gov"ern (?), v. t. To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country.
Knolles.
Mis*gov"ern*ance (?), n. Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. [Obs.]
Chaucer. Spenser.
Mis*gov"erned (?), a. Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude,
misgoverned hands." Shak.
Mis*gov"ern*ment (?), n. Bad government; want of government. Shak.