1. A lady who has the care of instructing young ladies; an instructress.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• governern,
• governes,
• governet,
• governemts,
• governer,
• governece,
• giveness,
• governos,
• governmets,
• governers,
• goveners,
• severness,
• goverens,
• gouverners,
• iverness,
• governe,
• governems,
• averness,
• governeed,
• giverness

• governable,
• government,
• governing,
• governance,
• governed,
• governorship,
• governs,
• governor,
• govern.

The adjective form of the word "governess" is "governessing".

The plural of the "governess" can be the "governesses".

The singular of the "governess" can be the "governess".