governour

== English == === Noun === governour (plural governours) Obsolete spelling of governor. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === gouvernor == Middle English == === Alternative forms === governor, governoure, governowre, governur === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French gouvreneur, governeor, from Latin gubernātor; equivalent to governen +‎ -our. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuvərˈnuːr/, /ˈɡuvərnur/, /ˈɡuvərnər/ === Noun === governour (plural gouvernours) An administrator or leader; one who heads and/or manages a group of people. A ruler; one who rules (either supreme or deputy). An executive or director; one who is in charge of an institution. A general; one who leads a military force on the battlefield. One who manages, leads, or supervises a household or mansion. Someone who protects, safeguards, or acts as a guardian (used of God or people). A helmsman; a person who guides or directs a seafaring vessel. (rare) God as the judger of fate and decider of destiny. (rare) One who restrains oneself from base urges. (physiology, rare) A body part which controls other body parts. ==== Descendants ==== English: governor (see there for further descendants) Scots: governour Yola: governere ==== References ==== “governǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018.