What does governess mean?
Governess means A woman paid to educate children in their own home..
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/ˈɡʌvɚnəs/ · noun
A woman paid to educate children in their own home..
[Mashenka Pavletsky] returning from a walk to the house of the Kushkins, with whom she was living as a governess, found the household in a terrible turmoil.
Boy, you are a crabby lady! Who are you? Calvin's cruel governess?
it was then still just possible to have a relatively normal life at the family’s 25-bedroom mansion at 145 Piccadilly, from where the baby was taken for a two-hour constitutional in her pram to Hyde Park and back every day by her governess.
“The Gates Ajar” seems to be the favorite song and inspiration of Ma Ferguson in her four years as governor. The lady governess pardoned criminals as soon as they were convicted and was so chronic in her actions that the courts had just about refused to function in convicting anyone.
I cannot begin to tell you how tired I am of this woman and all she stands for and all those shallow people who think an Alaskan governess has what it takes to be a VP.
The Lady Governeſs of the Town drew near to me; […]
The common wood strawberry, which was introduced by the Right Hon. Lady Powis [Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis] when Governess at Madras, grows in great luxuriance and of delightful flavour.
I was pressed to make a halt at Ahmedabad for a few days; then asked to stay for a few hours; finally, for half an hour, to see “the Governor and Governess” of Madras.
Use governess when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Governess means A woman paid to educate children in their own home..
Common synonyms include governoress, gubernatrix.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[Mashenka Pavletsky] returning from a walk to the house of the Kushkins, with whom she was living as a governess, found the household in a terrible turmoil.
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