governess
noun
a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
governesses
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pluralof governess.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under the indifferent supervision of a series of governesses, the girls were free to follow personal peculiarity where it led.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
For Americans who associate British TV with crime-solving vicars and emotionally repressed governesses, the fantastically tacky contestants of “Love Island” can be a shock to the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
By 1853 she was head of a hospital in London, England, for governesses, women who couldn’t afford private care but would not consider going to a public facility.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
She marched to the front parlor, where Lady Constance’s personal stationery was kept in an antique writing desk worth more than a whole fleet of governesses could earn in a year.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
