"governess" meaning in Englisch

See governess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-governess.ogg Forms: the governess [singular], the governesses [plural]
  1. Gouvernante, Hauslehrerin
    Sense id: de-governess-en-noun-hjxAKZ2V
  2. Gouverneurin, Herrscherin Tags: outdated
    Sense id: de-governess-en-noun-LCtE85vi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: governessy, subgoverness, undergoverness Translations (Gouvernante, Hauslehrerin): Gouvernante [feminine] (Deutsch), Hauslehrerin [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (veraltet: Gouverneurin, Herrscherin): Gouverneurin [feminine] (Deutsch), Herrscherin [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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          "title": "Myth, Symbol, and Meaning in Mary Poppins: The Governess as Provocateur",
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          "text": "\"'You do need a governess, Tim Colton, if you mean to act like a spoiled child.\"",
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