governail

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English governail, governaile from Middle French and Old French governail, from Latin gubernāculum. Doublet of gubernaculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)nəl/ (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)neɪl/ === Noun === governail (archaic) That which steers a nautical vessel; a rudder or a person employing it. === Anagrams === gone viral, overalign, Voglerian == Middle English == === Alternative forms === governaill, governaille, governayle, governaylle, governele, governeylle === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French governail, from Old French governail, governaille, from Latin gubernāculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuvərˈnæi̯l(ə)/, /ˈɡuvərnɛl(ə)/ === Noun === governail (plural governails) Control, direction, or leadership: Government, rule; administrative or political control. Guardianship or oversight; one's role as a caretaker or guardian. Willpower or reserve; control over oneself. The duration an office is held for; reign, tenure. (rare) Destiny; a preordained result or fate. A rudder or oar (paddle for steering a vessel) (rare, medicine) A restorative course of action. (rare) Behaviour, action, or demeanour. (rare, figurative) A guardian or overseer; one who directs. ==== Descendants ==== English: governail (archaic) Middle Scots: governall ==== References ==== “governail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018.