Gov″ern‐ess (?), n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See Governor.] A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, — usually in their homes.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.