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governess

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. governess (noun)
  2. governess cart (noun)

gov·ern·ess

noun \ˈgə-vər-nəs\

Definition of GOVERNESS

1
: a woman who governs
2
: a woman who cares for and supervises a child especially in a private household
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First Known Use of GOVERNESS

15th century

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factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

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