governaunce
Middle English
/ɡuˈvɛrnans(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- Control, direction, or leadership; the holding of power:
- Influence or effect; the capacity to effect change or modification:
- The action of being governed; (quality) government or governance.
- One's choices; behaviour, one's actions as a whole, or demeanour.
- A particular choice, behaviour or action; part of one's demeanour.
- The operation of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel)
- (medicine) A restorative course of action.
- (rare) An alchemical method or course of action.
- (rare) Organisation or coherence of troops or a military force.
- (rare) A command or order to aid in governance.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gouvernance affix from Middle English governen.
Origin
Middle English
governen
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Cognates and derived terms
- e-governance English
- govern English
- governance English
- malgovernance English
- metagovernance English
- misgovernance English
- governement Middle English
- governen Middle English
- governour Middle English
- governynge Middle English
- gouvernance Old French
- governer Old French