Word: governoress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: go
ver
nor
ess
Definition: A woman employed to educate children in private households; a governess.
Morphemes:
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension