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governante — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • governess noun A woman employed to educate children in their own home, typically living with the family.
  • housekeeper noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
  • ruling noun An official decision made by a judge or other authority on a legal or procedural question.

Senses

governante is used for these senses in English:

  • governess A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
  • housekeeper Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]
  • ruling That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

housekeeper — full definition

  1. noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
  2. noun Someone who rarely leaves home; a homebody.

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