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9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
originFrom Middle English governesse, a contracted form of governeresse, from Old French governeresse (“female ruler or administrator”). In later senses, equivalent to govern(or) + -ess.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- governs 11
- govern 10
- groves 10
- venges 10
- verges 10
- nerves 9
- serves 9
- servos 9
- sevens 9
- severs 9
- soever 9
- venose 9