English Explanatory Dictionary

governoress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman employed to educate children in private households.
  2. A female governor.
  3. The wife of a governor.

Word forms

governoress governoresses governeress governor-ess

Etymology

Originally from Middle English governeresse, from Old French governeresse. In this form (with -o-; unlike governeress, governer seems to have never been more common than the -o- form) and later uses, directly from governor + -ess.

Synonyms

governess gubernatrix
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