(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:56:58

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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