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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Governess

/gŭv'-ẽrn-əs/ · Gov·ern·ess · IPA /ˈɡʌvɚnəs/
01 n. A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of childr…
  1. 1.
    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.