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governante.

A female ruler or regent.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A female ruler or regent.

    obsolete
  2. A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Dutch gouvernante, and its source, Middle French gouvernante. Compare govern.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.