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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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- govern English
- governaunce Middle English
- governement Middle English
- governen Middle English
- governour Middle English
- governer Old French