mislineation

Etymology

From mis- + lineation.

mislineation means incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)“2011, Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin (editors), Richard II, The Oxford Shakespeare, Oxford University Press, p. 110, […] the so-called ‘deposition scene’ […] did not appear in print till 1608 […] and even then, in a poor text marked by omissions and mislineation.”