governour
English
Noun
governour (plural governours)
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gouvreneur, governeor, from Latin gubernātor; equivalent to governen + -our.
Pronunciation
Noun
governour (plural gouvernours)
- An administrator or leader; one who heads and/or manages a group of people.
- A ruler; one who rules (either supreme or deputy)
- An executive or director; one who is in charge of an institution.
- A general; one who leads a military force on the battlefield.
- One who manages, leads, or supervises a household or mansion.
- Someone who protects, safeguards, or acts as a guardian (used of God or people)
- A helmsman; an individual who guides or directs a seafaring vessel.
- (rare) God as the judger of fate and decider of destiny.
- (rare) An individual who restrains oneself from base urges.
- (physiology, rare) A body part which controls other body parts.
Descendants
References
- “governǒur (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
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