'Governess' definitions:
Definition of 'governess'
From: WordNet
noun
A woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
Definition of 'Governess'
From: GCIDE
- Governess \Gov"ern*ess\, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See Governor.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'governess'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbess,
- chaperon,
- chatelaine,
- dame,
- dowager,
- duenna,
- educatress,
- first lady,
- goodwife,
- great lady,
- homemaker,
- housewife,
- instructress,
- madam,
- matriarch,
- matron,
- mistress,
- mother superior,
- schooldame,
- schoolmarm,
- schoolmistress,
- tutoress