See Also: governess(medicine)
governess(2)(dictionary)
governess(dictionary)

governess(2) (iou)



governess verb. E19.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Work as a governess (GOVERNESS noun 2). E19.
M. R. Mitford Sixteen years of governessing..tamed that romantic imagination.
verb trans. Act as governess to; teach. M19.
C. M. Yonge She has been governessed and crammed till she is half sick of all reading.