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governess

[ guhv-er-nis ]

noun

  1. a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
  2. Archaic. a woman who is a ruler or governor.


governess

/ ˈɡʌəɪ /

noun

  1. a woman teacher employed in a private household to teach and train the children
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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZİ·Ա· adjective
  • ܲ·DZİ· noun
  • ܲd·DZİ· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of governess1

1400–50; late Middle English governeress < Old French gouverneresse, feminine of gouverneur governor; -ess
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The bathroom belonged to a live-in governess, Mr Virag said, who he was holding a meeting with in a basement room of the five storey property when the theft occurred.

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Margot, whose name we have changed, was 19 when she responded to a job advertisement in The Lady magazine in 1985, for a position as a nanny and governess in Surrey.

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In The Governess, he played a father with an interest in photography who falls for his muse, and governess, played by Minnie Driver.

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No one would have to become a governess.

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Follow along as Maria serves as governess for the seven children of the stern Captain, bringing music to their lives in the form of timeless songs like “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Do Re Mi” and “Edelweiss.”

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