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governessless

governessless adjective: without a governess.

Adjective

governessless (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Without a governess.

Origin of governessless

From governess + -less.

Questions about governessless

What does governessless mean?
Governessless means without a governess.
What part of speech is governessless?
Governessless is an adjective.

Words near governessless in the dictionary

  1. governessed
  2. governesses
  3. governesses-general
  4. governesshood
  5. governessing
  6. governessless
  7. governesslike
  8. governessship
  9. governessy
  10. governest
  11. governeth

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