governynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === governyng, governing, gouvernynge === Etymology === From governen +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˈvɛrninɡ(ə)/ === Noun === governynge (plural governyngis) Control, direction, or leadership; the holding of power: Governing; governmental or political control. Administration, direction or supervision; the action of supervising. (rare) Naval command, control, or oversight. Tutelarity or guiding; direction as a caretaker or guardian. (medicine) The practice of giving out a restorative course of action. (rare) Helmsmanship; control over a seafaring vessel or ship. (rare) One's influence over the world or its happenings. (grammar, rare) Requirement of a specific grammatical case. (physiology, rare) The effect exerted by a part of the body on another. ==== Descendants ==== English: governing ==== References ==== “governing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018.