Definition of GOVERNORESS

governoress

Plural: governoresses

Noun

  • A woman employed to educate children in private households.
  • A female governor.
  • The wife of a governor.

Origin / Etymology

Originally 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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