governynge

Middle English

/ɡuˈvɛrninɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • Control, direction, or leadership; the holding of power:
  • 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) Requirement of a specific grammatical case.
  • (physiology) The effect exerted by a part of the body on another.

Etymology

Affix from Middle English governen.

Origin

Middle English

governen

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