Ralph Roister Doister

[ ralf roi-ster doi-ster ]

noun

1. a play (1553?) by Nicholas Udall: the earliest known English comedy.

Example Sentences

Custance, a gay and rich widow, whom Ralph Roister Doister wishes to marry, but he is wholly baffled in his scheme.

From Project Gutenberg

The title of this comedy is Ralph Roister Doister, a name uncouth enough, and from which we should expect a very barbarous farce.

From Project Gutenberg

It is interesting to compare him with Ralph Roister Doister.

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