Meaning of GOVERNESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'guvurnis
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| | Definition: | | [n] a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home) |
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| | See Also: | | instructor, teacher | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gov"ern*ess\, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See
{Governor}.]
A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control
and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and
instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbess, chaperon, chatelaine, dame, dowager, duenna, educatress, first lady, goodwife, great lady, homemaker, housewife, instructress, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, mother superior, schooldame, schoolmarm, schoolmistress, tutoress |
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