Definitions for governesses

governesses gov·ern·ess

Spelling: [guhv-er-nis]
IPA: /ˈgʌv ər nɪs/

Governesses is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 320 anagrams from letters in governesses (eeegnorsssv).

Definitions for governesses

noun

  1. a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
  2. Archaic. a woman who is a ruler or governor.

Origin of governesses

1400-50; late Middle English governeress Old French gouverneresse, feminine of gouverneur governor; see -ess

Examples for governesses

The girl would become Victoria Winters, an orphan hired by the Collins Family as a governess for the troubled young heir.

Victoria Winters: An orphan who is engaged by the Collins family as a governess for young David Collins.

Your governess cannot win the confidence and respect of your children, forsooth!

Every morning I went to the Conservatoire with my governess.

Think of a mere governess, her daughter's governess, coming to that high distinction!

governess: A young woman who was typically employed by wealthy families to care for and privately educate their children.

I did not insist, but I sent for my son's governess, Mlle. Soubise.

In the first place, I could not talk about it with my governess, as she would not discuss the piece at all.

Later she got a job as governess to the illegitimate children that Louis XIV had fathered with another mistress.

She was a governess in the house of one of his friends in ——.

Word Value for governesses
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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