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gouvernante

gouvernante noun: governess.

Noun

gouvernante (plural gouvernantes)

  1. (archaic) governess
    • The travellers were welcomed to Bournonville's house by the gouvernante Madelon, a bustling, goodnatured Normande, whose pyramidal white cap and large gold ear-rings were the delight of her heart; ...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 83
    • If Madame will entrust her child to the care of my daughter, and of her good gouvernante, Madame Perrodon, and permit her to remain as our guest, under my charge, until her return, it will confer a distinction and an obligation upon us, and we shall treat her with all the care and devotion which so...1872, J. Sheridan LeFanu, Carmilla

gouvernante meaning in Urdu

gouvernante in Urdu

عالمہ

Forms of gouvernante

pluralgouvernantes

Origin of gouvernante

From French gouvernante.

Questions about gouvernante

What does gouvernante mean?
Gouvernante means governess.
What is gouvernante in Urdu?
Gouvernante in Urdu is عالمہ. See Gouvernante meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is gouvernante?
Gouvernante is a noun.
What is the plural of gouvernante?
The plural of gouvernante is gouvernantes.

Words near gouvernante in the dictionary

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  2. goutystalk nettlespurges
  3. gouté
  4. gouvernance
  5. gouvernances
  6. gouvernante
  7. gouvernantes
  8. Gouverneur's syndrome
  9. gouvernment
  10. gouvernments
  11. gouvernor

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