Noun: governour
| Sg. | governour |
| Pl. | gouvernours |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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foꝛwhi ftryuynge is not to us aȝenes fleiſch ⁊ blood .· but aȝenes þe pꝛincis ⁊ poteſtatis aȝenes gouernours of þe woꝛld of þeſe derkneſſis / aȝens ſpiritual þingis of wickidneſſe, in heuenli thingis (Because for us, striving isn't [just] against flesh and blood, but against princes and potentates, the rulers of these darknesses' world, and the sources of spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.) [c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Epheſianes 6:12, folio 77, recto, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:]
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gouvreneur, governeor, from Latin gubernātor; equivalent to governen + -our. See: Latin Nouns '
gubernātor'.
Verbs referencing "governour"
English Nouns
governor.
Translations