governoress

Etymology
Originally from, from. In this form (with -o-; unlike governeress, seems to have never been more common than the -o- form) and later uses, directly from.

Noun

 * 1)  A woman employed to educate children in private households.
 * 2)  A female governor.
 * 3)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  A female governor.
 * 2)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.
 * 1)  The wife of a governor.

Usage notes

 * This form, governoress, which seems to be first attested in 1820 (in sense 3), has never been standard in sense 1. In the obsolete form with e,, used since Middle English (see ), it seems to have been acceptable until the 17th century, being replaced with the contracted.
 * In the “female governor” sense, this originally referred generally to any woman who ruled or governed. This sense is not attested with the -o- form, which specifically refers to a female chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.