Dictionary

English dictionary

Word	Wordtype	Definition
Governor	n.	One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Governor	n.	A pilot; a steersman.
Governor	n.	A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.
Governor general		A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
Governorship	n.	The office of a governor.