governoress

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Originally from Middle English governeresse, from Old French governeresse. In this form (with -o-; unlike governeress, governer seems to have never been more common than the -o- form) and later uses, directly from governor + -ess.

noun governoresses · governeress · governor-ess

nonstandard A woman employed to educate children in private households. How are the following nouns improperly formed, and what should they be? viz.—Lifes, knifes, dwarves, mischieves—boxs, churchs, dishs, fishs—enemys, flys, skys, spys—louses, mouses, oxes, pennys—arcanums, datums, erratums, phænomenons—bacheloress, benefactoress, governoress—boys books, girls dolls, c
Similar: governess
dated A female governor. I was introduced by Mrs. Onward, the Governoress, to Mrs. Sapient, the Speakeress of the House.
Similar: governess, gubernatrix
dated The wife of a governor. Colonel Braddyll, soon after his marriage, was chosen governor of ⸺, in India, and Mrs. Braddyll, as governoress, or governor’s lady, was in the height of her glory.
Similar: governess

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@misc{governoress_2026,
  title = {governoress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/governoress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}