governement

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === governament, goverment === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French governement; equivalent to governen +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˌvɛrnəˈmɛnt/, /ɡuˌvɛr(n)ˈmɛnt/ (with analogical stress) IPA(key): /ˈɡuvɛrnəmɛnt/, /ˈɡuvɛr(n)mɛnt/ === Noun === governement (plural governementz or governementes) The action of governing; a method of control. A force which governs, directs, or influences. ==== Descendants ==== English: government Scots: government Yola: goveremente ==== References ==== “governement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018. == Old French == === Etymology === governer +‎ -ment. === Noun === governement oblique singular, m (oblique plural governemenz or governementz, nominative singular governemenz or governementz, nominative plural governement) government ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: governement, governament, govermentEnglish: governmentScots: governmentYola: goveremente