English

Noun

governante ‎(plural governantes)

1. (archaic) A governess.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

1. • 1822, Sir Walter Scott, Peveril of the Peak, ch. 10:

     "Shortly after the failure of the singular negotiation for attaining peace by combat, which Peveril had attempted to open with Major Bridgenorth, that gentleman left his seat of Moultrassie Hall in the care of his old housekeeper, and departed, no one knew whither, having in company with him his daughter Alice and Mrs. Deborah Debbitch, now formally installed in all the duties of a governante; to these was added the Reverend Master Solsgrace."

Italian

Adjective

governante m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural governanti)

1. governing, ruling

Noun

governante f ‎(plural governanti)

1. governess
2. housekeeper

Portuguese

Noun

governante m f (plural governantes)

1. ruler, leader of a government

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:governante.