governante
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governante
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From Dutch gouvernante, and its source, Middle French gouvernante. Compare govern.
noun governantes
- A female ruler or regent.
- A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess. When it came to his turn to mention Sir John Sparkle, he represented him as a man of an immense estate and narrow disposition, who mewed up his only child, a fine young lady, from the conversation of mankind, under the strict watch and inspection of an old governante […].
Talk about this word "governante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/governante. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. governante. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/governante "governante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/governante.Cite this
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title = {governante},
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