A female governess; a woman employed to teach and care for children in a household.
From French 'gouvernante', the feminine form of 'gouvernant', derived from Latin 'gubernare' (to govern). This is the standard English adoption of the French social role.
The governante was one of the few respectable jobs available to educated women before the 20th century—they're famous in literature, especially in Victorian novels like 'Jane Eyre'!
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