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gouvernantes

gouvernantes is the plural of gouvernante.

Meaning of gouvernante

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

Questions about gouvernantes

What is gouvernantes the plural of?
Gouvernantes is the plural of gouvernante.

Words near gouvernantes in the dictionary

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