governaunce

== English == === Noun === governaunce (plural governaunces) Obsolete form of governance. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === gouvernance == Middle English == === Alternative forms === governance, governans, gouvernance, gouvernaunce governauns (Norfolk); guvernance (Catholicon Anglicum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French gouvernance, governance; equivalent to governen +‎ -aunce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡuvərˈna(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈɡuvərna(u̯)ns(ə)/ === Noun === governaunce (plural governaunces) Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power: Governing; governmental or political control. Military command or force; the state of being in military control. (rare) A term or tenure; a period of office. Control, governance; the action of being governed: Teaching or guardianship; caring or developing another. Willpower or self-control; one's ability to exercise restraint. Control of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel). Influence or effect (especially exerted by constellations or organs). One's actions, choices, or behaviour; that which characterises oneself. (medicine, alchemy) A course of action; a set of directives. (rare) The organisation or cohesion of an army. (rare) A governmental command or order to aid in governance. Protective guidance, keeping, or care. 1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xl, leaf 239v ==== Descendants ==== English: governance Middle Scots: governance ==== References ==== “governaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018.