governesses
- plural of governess.
Example Sentences
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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
The girls work as governesses and lady’s companions; they mend old clothes to make them last; they make their own entertainment: plays, newspapers, books, music.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2019
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
