governement
Middle English
/ˈɡuvɛrnəmɛnt/
noun
Definitions
- The action of governing; a method of control.
- A force which governs, directs, or influences.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French governement affix from Middle English governen.
Origin
Middle English
governen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigovernment English
- countergovernment English
- cybergovernment English
- e-government English
- govern English
- government English
- governmental English
- governmentese English
- governmentism English
- governmentist English
- governmentless English
- governmentlike English
- governmentwide English
- microgovernment English
- misgovernment English
- nongovernment English
- progovernment English
- pseudogovernment English
- quasigovernment English
- self-government English
- subgovernment English
- supergovernment English
- governaunce Middle English
- governen Middle English
- governour Middle English
- governynge Middle English
- governement Old French
- governer Old French
- gavman Tok Pisin
- gwamnati Hausa
- gavman Bislama
- gorment Fiji Hindi