governoress
governoress · governoresses
A woman employed to educate children in private householdsA woman employed to educate children in private households.
Meaning
3 senses(nonstandard)A woman employed to educate children in private households.
(dated)A female governor.
(dated)The wife of a governor.
Origin
Originally from Middle English governeresse, from Old French governeresse. In this form (wOriginally 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.
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