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[ guhv-er-nis ] / ˈgʌv ər nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR governess ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc. Archaic. a woman who is a ruler or governor. Origin of governess1400–50; late Middle English governeress<Old French gouverneresse, feminine of gouverneurgovernor; see -ess usage note for governessSee -ess. OTHER WORDS FROM governessgov·er·ness·y, adjectivesub·gov·ern·ess, nounun·der·gov·ern·ess, nounWords nearby governessgouty stool, gov., govern, Governador Valadares, governance, governess, government, governmentalism, governmentese, Government House, government-in-exile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for governessGoverness: A young woman who was typically employed by wealthy families to care for and privately educate their children. ‘Dark Shadows’ for Dummies or a Glossary of Key Names and Places|Jace Lacob|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Victoria Winters: An orphan who is engaged by the Collins family as a governess for young David Collins. ‘Dark Shadows’ for Dummies or a Glossary of Key Names and Places|Jace Lacob|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST The girl would become Victoria Winters, an orphan hired by the Collins Family as a governess for the troubled young heir. ‘Dark Shadows’ for Dummies or a Glossary of Key Names and Places|Jace Lacob|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Later she got a job as governess to the illegitimate children that Louis XIV had fathered with another mistress. The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|March 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Miss Winstead, the governess, resumed her letter, and a clock on the mantelpiece struck out seven silvery chimes. Glancing idly into her mirror, she saw far away, like a little moving picture, the governess cart come into view. Manslaughter|Alice Duer Miller When she stammered in reading, the governess looked at the prince and laughed aloud. Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt And now here come all my governess troubles back upon my shoulders once more. Faith and Unfaith|Duchess You read my credentials—you inquired as to my former situations at the Governess Institute where you engaged me. A Coin of Edward VII|Fergus Hume
British Dictionary definitions for governess
nouna woman teacher employed in a private household to teach and train the children Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to governessnanny, guardian, mistress, teacher, tutoress, duenna |