Plural of governess
regular plural
The plural of governess is governesses.
Forms of governess
| Singular | governess /ˈɡʌvɚnəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | governesses |
| Countable | countable |
Governesses in a sentence
- Dr Erasmus Darwin set up his two illegitimate daughters as the governesses of a school, noting that natural children often had happier (because less pretentious) upbringings than legitimate.1990, Roy Porter, English Society in the 18th Century, Penguin, published 1991, page 264. From the entry natural
Meaning of governess
- noun A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
- noun A female governor.
- noun The wife of a governor.
Questions about the plural of governess
- What is the plural of governess?
- The plural of governess is governesses.
- Is governess countable?
- Governess is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: governess (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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