(n.) A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). governess. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/governess/definitions/2013228 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "governess" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/governess/definitions/2013228> |