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gov·er·ness (g

r-n

A woman employed to educate and train the children of a private household.

[Middle English governesse, short for governouresse, from Old French governeresse, feminine of governeor, governor, from Latin guberntor; see gubernatorial.]

governess [ˈgʌvənɪs]

(Social Science / Education) a woman teacher employed in a private household to teach and train the children

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Noun

governess - a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching

governess

noun tutor, teacher He studied under the strict tutelage of his English governess.

Translations

governess [ˈgʌvənɪs] N → institutriz f, gobernanta f

governess [ˈgʌvə^rnəs] n → gouvernante f

governess

n → Gouvernante f, → Hauslehrerin f

governess [ˈgʌv/ənɪs] n → governante f, istitutrice f

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affection ayah chaperon duenna Fräulein Governante instructor instructress lady Mademoiselle nanny Rectoress teacher			I ring for coffee, cigarette, and cherry brandy, and take my chair by the window, just as the absurd little nursery governess comes tripping into the street. The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context MY DEAREST MAKAR ALEXIEVITCH--Thedora tells me that, should I wish, there are some people who will be glad to help me by obtaining me an excellent post as governess in a certain house. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			Gournet gout goût Gout stones Goutily Goutiness goutweed gouty gouty arthritis Gouty bronchitis Gouty concretions Gouty kidney Gouverneur Morris gov Gov. Gove govern Governability governable Governableness Governador Valadares Governal governance Governante governed governess governing governing board governing body government Government Accounting Office government activity government agency government agent government bond government building government department Government House government housing government income Government Issue government loan government man government minister government note government office government officials government policy Government Printing Office government revenue government security			Governance of Multi-Owned Projects Governance of Project Management Governance of Service-Oriented Systems Governance Oriented Architecture Governance Promotion Adjustment Loan Governance Reform and Sustainable Partnerships Governance Reform Support Project in Indonesia Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot Governance Risk and Compliance Services Governance Structural Adjustment Credit Governance Technical Assistance Credit Governance, Acquisition and Chief Knowledge Office Governance, Equity and Health Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector Governance, Risk and Compliance Governance, Risk and Compliance Management Governance, Risk and Compliance: Applications in Information Systems Governance, Risk, and Compliance on Information Systems Governance-Based Access Control Governante Governatorial Governatorial Governatorial Governatorial Governatorial governed governed governed by governed by law governess governesses governesses Governesses and Tutors governing governing governing board governing board Governing Board Executive Committee governing bodies governing bodies Governing Bodies of Girls' Schools Association governing body governing body governing body Governing Business Rules Table Governing Council of the Cat Fancy Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of South Australia, Inc. governing course of action Governing Document Governing dynamics Governing dynamics governing factors Governing International Fisheries Agreement Governing Laws governing plan governing principle Governing Program Management Council Governing Vessel government government

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