Definition of Governess. Meaning of Governess. Synonyms of Governess

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Definition of Governess

Governess
Governess 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.

Meaning of Governess from wikipedia

- A governess is a term for a woman emplo**** as a private tutor, who teaches and trains a child or children in their home. A governess often lives in the...
- The Governess is a 1998 British period drama film written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher. The screenplay focuses on a young Jewish woman of Sephardic...
- Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. The novella follows a governess who, caring for two children at a remote country house, becomes convinced...
- Look up governor, governess, or gubernatorial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political...
- The Governess of the Children of France (sometimes the Governess of the Royal Children) was an office at the royal French court during pre-Revolutionary...
- The China Governess is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in 1963, in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London. It is the seventeenth...
- A governess cart is a small two-wheeled horse-drawn cart. Their distinguishing feature is a small tub body, with two opposed inward-facing seats. They...
- Crawford, CVO (5 June 1909 – 11 February 1988) was a Scottish educator and governess to Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (the ****ure Queen Elizabeth...
- "The Little Governess" is a 1915 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in Signature on 18 October 1915 under the pen name of Matilda...
- English Nanny & Governess School (ENGS), founded in 1984 by Sheilagh Roth provides childcare education and training. Its graduates are emplo**** in the...