governement

Middle English

Alternative forms

• governament, goverment

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French governement; equivalent to governen +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˌvɛrnəˈmɛnt/, /ɡuˌvɛr(n)ˈmɛnt/
• (with analogical stress) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuvɛrnəmɛnt/, /ˈɡuvɛr(n)mɛnt/

Noun

governement (plural governementz or governementes)

1. The action of governing; a method of control.
2. A force which governs, directs, or influences.

Descendants

• English: government
• Scots: government
• Yola: goveremente

References

• “governement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.

Old French

Etymology

governer +‎ -ment.

Noun

governement oblique singular, m (oblique plural governemenz or governementz, nominative singular governemenz or governementz, nominative plural governement)

1. government

Descendants

• → Middle English: governement, governament, goverment
  • English: government
  • Scots: government
  • Yola: goveremente