gouverneuse

French

Etymology

From gouverner (“to govern”) +‎ -euse (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.vɛʁ.nøz/
  • Rhymes: -øz
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Noun

gouverneuse f (plural gouverneuses)

  1. female equivalent of gouverneur

Further reading

  • Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “gouverneur”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
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