Definitions
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
Word origin
From Middle English governesse, a contracted form of governeresse, from Old French governeresse (“female ruler or administrator”). In later senses, equivalent to govern(or) + -ess.
Used in a sentence
“[Mashenka Pavletsky] returning from a walk to the house of the Kushkins, with whom she was living as a governess, found the household in a terrible turmoil.”
“Boy, you are a crabby lady! Who are you? Calvin's cruel governess?”
“I cannot begin to tell you how tired I am of this woman and all she stands for and all those shallow people who think an Alaskan governess has what it takes to be a VP.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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