governante

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch gouvernante, and its source, Middle French gouvernante. Compare govern. === Noun === governante (plural governantes) (obsolete) A female ruler or regent. [16th–20th c.] (archaic) A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess. [from 17th c.] == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡo.verˈnan.te/ Rhymes: -ante Hyphenation: go‧ver‧nàn‧te === Adjective === governante m or f by sense (plural governanti) governing, ruling === Noun === governante f (plural governanti) governess housekeeper === Noun === governante m or f by sense (plural governanti) (usually in the plural) government leader == Portuguese == === Etymology === From governar +‎ -ante. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: go‧ver‧nan‧te === Noun === governante m or f by sense (plural governantes) ruler, leader of a government ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:governante. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “governante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “governante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026