About The Word Governess
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Governess
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What's The Definition Of Governess?
[n] a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Governess: Related Terms | Find terms related to Governess: abbess | chaperon | chatelaine | dame | dowager | duenna | educatress | first lady | goodwife | great lady | homemaker | housewife | instructress | madam | matriarch | matron | mistress | mother superior | schooldame | schoolmarm | schoolmistress | tutoress See Also | instructor | teacher Governess In Webster's Dictionary \Gov"ern*ess\, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See
{Governor}.]
A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control
and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and
instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.
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