governess.
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
Meaning & usage
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
A female governor.
The wife of a governor.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English governesse, a contracted form of governeresse, from Old French governeresse (“female ruler or administrator”). In later senses, equivalent to govern(or) + -ess.
To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English governesse, a contracted form of governeresse, from Old French governeresse (“female ruler or administrator”). In later senses, equivalent to govern(or) + -ess.
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