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governantes

governantes is the plural of governante.

Meaning of governante

Noun

governante (plural governantes)

  1. (obsolete) A female ruler or regent.
  2. (archaic) A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess.
    • When it came to his turn to mention Sir John Sparkle, he represented him as a man of an immense estate and narrow disposition, who mewed up his only child, a fine young lady, from the conversation of mankind, under the strict watch and inspection of an old governante […].1748, Tobias Smollett, chapter 50, in The Adventures of Roderick Random

Questions about governantes

What is governantes the plural of?
Governantes is the plural of governante.

Words near governantes in the dictionary

  1. governance
  2. governances
  3. governancies
  4. governancy
  5. governante
  6. governantes
  7. governate
  8. governates
  9. Governator
  10. governaunce
  11. governaunces

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