"governaunce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: governaunces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} governaunce (plural governaunces)
  1. Obsolete form of governance. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: governance
    Sense id: en-governaunce-en-noun-9ZMRqKoD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 19 9 2 4 4 4 7 7 18 4 1 1

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˌɡuvərˈna(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈɡuvərna(u̯)ns(ə)/ Forms: governaunces [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French gouvernance, governance; equivalent to governen + -aunce. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|gouvernance}} Borrowed from Old French gouvernance, {{af|enm|governen|-aunce}} governen + -aunce Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} governaunce, {{enm-noun|governaunces}} governaunce (plural governaunces)
  1. Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power:
    Governing; governmental or political control.
    Categories (topical): Government, Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-NZ7BBlye Disambiguation of Government: 18 18 18 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 11 11 3 5 9 4 6 23 22 6 1 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 19 9 2 4 4 4 7 7 18 4 1 1
  2. Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power:
    Military command or force; the state of being in military control.
    Categories (topical): Government, Human behaviour, Military
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-V3x7mQge Disambiguation of Government: 18 18 18 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 11 11 3 5 9 4 6 23 22 6 1 1 Disambiguation of Military: 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0
  3. Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power:
    (rare) A term or tenure; a period of office.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Government, Time
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-ZBFBTz7G Disambiguation of Government: 18 18 18 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 80 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4. Control, governance; the action of being governed:
    Teaching or guardianship; caring or developing another.
    Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-hKljDfdf Disambiguation of Education: 17 17 17 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. Control, governance; the action of being governed:
    Willpower or self-control; one's ability to exercise restraint.
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-aBehWYlJ
  6. Control, governance; the action of being governed:
    Control of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel).
    Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-fR39HHWD Disambiguation of Nautical: 13 6 8 7 9 18 9 8 9 3 3 8
  7. Influence or effect (especially exerted by constellations or organs)
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-HeIrBbR7
  8. One's actions, choices, or behaviour; that which characterises oneself. Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-OHMVhaNc Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 11 11 3 5 9 4 6 23 22 6 1 1
  9. (medicine, alchemy) A course of action; a set of directives. Categories (topical): Alchemy, Medicine, Astrology, Directives, Human behaviour, Physiology
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-SvQTHHjN Disambiguation of Astrology: 10 7 3 3 8 3 8 6 44 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Directives: 12 10 4 4 6 4 5 7 31 6 1 11 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 11 11 3 5 9 4 6 23 22 6 1 1 Disambiguation of Physiology: 12 12 3 4 11 4 6 8 29 8 1 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 12 5 4 7 4 6 8 23 6 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce: 8 13 9 7 4 10 4 6 8 21 6 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 19 9 2 4 4 4 7 7 18 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 14 12 2 4 4 4 5 8 23 6 0 1 Topics: alchemy, medicine, pseudoscience, sciences
  10. (rare) The organisation or cohesion of an army. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-57UZ0XtF
  11. (rare) An governmental command or order to aid in governance. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-OMnp0XzS Disambiguation of Government: 18 18 18 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 16 0
  12. Protective guidance, keeping, or care
    Sense id: en-governaunce-enm-noun-icliidxZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gouvernance, gouvernaunce, governance, governans, governauns, guvernance

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "The organisation or cohesion of an army."
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        "An governmental command or order to aid in governance."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɡuvərˈna(u̯)ns(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡuvərna(u̯)ns(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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