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GOVERNESS
governess
(noun) a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
governess
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
(rare) A female governor.
Verb
governess (third-person singular simple present governesses, present participle governessing, simple past and past participle governessed)
To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.
Source: Wiktionary
Gov"ern*ess, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. governeresse. See Governor.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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