governaile
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French governail, from Latin gubernāculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
governaile (plural governails)
- Governing; administrative or political control.
- Tutelarity or guiding; direction as a caretaker or guardian.
- Control, direction, or leadership or its practice and implementation:
- Control over oneself against impulses; willpower or reserve.
- (rare) Destiny; preordained or predetermined control.
- (rare) Supervision or direction; supreme oversight.
- A term, period, or era of control or office; a tenure.
- A steering implement for use on a nautical vessel; a rudder or oar.
- (rare, medicine) A restorative course of action.
- (rare) Behaviour, action, or demeanour.
- (rare) A guardian or overseer; one who guides.
Descendants
References
- “governement (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
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