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# governess

noun (governesses)

«governess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old-fashioned) a woman who lived in a family's house and taught its children at home [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/#m1)

### In the lessons

a teacher in a grand household, in old stories: Prince Alphege's governess was alone with her daughter

### Examples

- Prince Alphege's governess was alone with her daughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/#x1)
- The governess taught the children their letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/#x2)
- In old stories a governess looks after the princes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «governess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/governess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«governess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/governess.html) on Mova free.