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GovernGovern Gov"ern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
Gubernatorial.]
1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule
multitudes.' --Shak.
2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
Govern well thy appetite. --Milton.
3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a
transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or
to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb
governs the objective case. Govern
Govern Gov"ern, v. i.
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the
control. --Dryden.
Governability
Governability Gov"ern*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Governableness.
Governable
Governable Gov"ern*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. gouvernable.]
Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority;
controllable; manageable; obedient. --Locke.
Governableness
Governableness Gov"ern*a*ble*ness, n.
The quality of being governable; manageableness.
Governail
Governal Gov"ern*al, Governail Gov"ern*ail, n. [Cf. F.
gouvernail helm, rudder, L. gubernaculum.]
Management; mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.
Governal
Governal Gov"ern*al, Governail Gov"ern*ail, n. [Cf. F.
gouvernail helm, rudder, L. gubernaculum.]
Management; mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.
Governance
Governance Gov"ern*ance, n. [F. gouvernance.]
Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.
--Chaucer. --J. H. Newman.
GovernanteGovernante Gov"ern*ante", n. [F. gouvernante. See Govern.]
A governess. --Sir W. Scott. GovernedGovern Gov"ern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
Gubernatorial.]
1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule
multitudes.' --Shak.
2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
Govern well thy appetite. --Milton.
3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a
transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or
to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb
governs the objective case. GovernessGoverness Gov"ern*ess, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See
Governor.]
A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control
and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and
instruction of children, -- usually in their homes. GoverningGovern Gov"ern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Governed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Governing.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.
gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.
Gubernatorial.]
1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,
either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to
regulate by authority. ``Fit to govern and rule
multitudes.' --Shak.
2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to
manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
Govern well thy appetite. --Milton.
3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a
transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or
to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb
governs the objective case. Governing
Governing Gov"ern*ing, a.
1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a
governing wind; a governing party in a state. --Jay.
2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case.
GovernmentGovernment Gov"ern*ment, n. [F. gouvernement. See Govern.]
1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the
administration of laws; control; direction; regulation;
as, civil, church, or family government.
2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;
the established form of law.
That free government which we have so dearly
purchased, free commonwealth. --Milton.
3. The right or power of governing; authority.
I here resign my government to thee. --Shak.
4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;
the ruling power; the administration.
When we, in England, speak of the government, we
generally understand the ministers of the crown for
the time being. --Mozley & W.
5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,
the governments of Europe.
6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.
7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,
requiring that another word should be in a particular
case. Governmental
Governmental Gov"ern*men"tal, a. [Cf. F. gouvernemental.]
Pertaining to government; made by government; as,
governmental duties.
Governor general
Governor general Gov"ern*or gen"er*al
A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him;
as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
Governorship
Governorship Gov"ern*or*ship, n.
The office of a governor.
Lieutenant governorLieutenant Lieu*ten"ant (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant), n. [F., fr. lieu
place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere.
See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum Tenens.]
1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his
absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another
in the performance of any duty.
The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or
lieutenant of God. --Abp.
Bramhall.
2.
(a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a
captain.
(b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank
next below a commander.
(c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in
rank next below a lieutenant commander.
Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in
hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next
below another, especially when the duties of the higher
officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant
general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or
lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc.
Deputy lieutenant, the title of any one of the deputies or
assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.]
Lieutenant colonel, an army officer next in rank above
major, and below colonel.
Lieutenant commander, an officer in the United States navy,
in rank next below a commander and next above a
lieutenant.
Lieutenant general. See in Vocabulary.
Lieutenant governor.
(a) An officer of a State, being next in rank to the
governor, and, in case of the death or resignation of
the latter, himself acting as governor. [U. S.]
(b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of
one of several colonies under a governor general.
[Eng.] Misgovern
Misgovern Mis*gov"ern, v. t.
To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. --Knolles.
Misgovernance
Misgovernance Mis*gov"ern*ance, n.
Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Spenser.
Misgoverned
Misgoverned Mis*gov"erned, a.
Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. ``Rude, misgoverned
hands.' --Shak.
Misgovernment
Misgovernment Mis*gov"ern*ment, n.
Bad government; want of government. --Shak.
Overname
Overname O`ver*name", v. t.
To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] --Shak.
Overneat
Overneat O"ver*neat", a.
Excessively neat. --Spectator.
Overnight
Overnight O"ver*night", adv.
In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening
before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last
overnight.
I had been telling her all that happened overnight.
--Dickens.
Overnight
Overnight O"ver*night`, n.
The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
[R.] --Shak.
Overnoise
Overnoise O`ver*noise", v. t.
To overpower by noise.
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