governere

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor.

Noun

governere

  1. governor
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, line 8:
      'Governere,' 'Statesman'.
      'Governor,' 'Statesman'.

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 114
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