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| gov·ern·ess [ gúvvərnəss ] (plural gov·ern·ess·es) |
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home teacher: especially formerly, a woman employed to teach children in their own homes, and sometimes also to care for the children
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| [15th century. < Old French governeresse, form of governeour "governor"] |
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