Govr.n.

Forms: 1600s Gou^r, 1600s–1700s Gov^r, 1700s– Govr., 1800s Gov'r, 1900s– Gov^r., 1800s– Govr (without point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: governor n.

Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of governor n. Compare earlier Gov. n.²

archaic in later use (now largely superseded by Gov. n.²).

Chiefly as a title: = governor n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun]

waldendeOE

prince?c1225

ordainerc1300

tyranta1340

prefecta1382

rulera1382

wieldera1382

corner of the people1382

lordshipperc1384

governora1393

moderatora1398

wieldinga1400

leader of lawsc1400

regent1415

governailc1440

dominatorc1450

reignera1464

regnanta1500

gubernator1522

despot1562

shepherd1577

swayer1598

Sophy1599

most mastera1616

Govr.1620

Gov.1630

archon1735

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > abbreviation of 'governor' on banknotes

Govr.1948

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > abbreviation on British notes

Govr.1948

1620 W. Bradford Hist. Plymouth Plantation in Source-bk. Amer. Hist. (1903) 41 They were soone quelled, & ouercome by y^e wisdome, patience, and Iust & equall carr[i]age of things, by y^e Gou^r and better part.

1686 S. Sewall Diary 23 Sept. (1973) I. 122 Gov^r Bradstreet is gone with his Lady to Salem.

1720 S. Sewall Diary 23 July (1973) II. 953 Gave the Gov^r £500 only.

1786 D. Humphreys Let. 5 June in T. Jefferson Papers (1954) IX. 609 Govr. Clinton is said to have become an Antifœderalist.

1802 P. G. King Let. 30 Oct. in Hist. Rec. New South Wales (1896) IV. 867 I have granted conditional emancipations, and one free pardon, to the respites left by Gov'r Hunter.

1839 in W. Hough Narr. March & Operations Army of Indus (1841) App. 20 General Orders, issued by the Rt. Hon'ble the Govr. Genl., in the Secret Department, under date the 4th instant.

1948 G. Crowther Outl. Money (rev. ed.) i. 12 Every Bank of England note, for example,..[is] signed, ‘For the Gov^r. and Comp^a. of the Bank of England’ by the Chief Cashier.

2011 P. G. Halpern Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929 ii. 205 (note) Cdr [later Sir] Harry Charles Luke (1884–1969). Private Sec to the Govr of Sierra Leone, 1908–11.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	govr
释义	Govr.n. Forms: 1600s Gou^r, 1600s–1700s Gov^r, 1700s– Govr., 1800s Gov'r, 1900s– Gov^r., 1800s– Govr (without point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: governor n. Etymology: Graphic abbreviation of governor n. Compare earlier Gov. n.² archaic in later use (now largely superseded by Gov. n.²). Chiefly as a title: = governor n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] waldendeOE prince?c1225 ordainerc1300 tyranta1340 prefecta1382 rulera1382 wieldera1382 corner of the people1382 lordshipperc1384 governora1393 moderatora1398 wieldinga1400 leader of lawsc1400 regent1415 governailc1440 dominatorc1450 reignera1464 regnanta1500 gubernator1522 despot1562 shepherd1577 swayer1598 Sophy1599 most mastera1616 Govr.1620 Gov.1630 archon1735 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > abbreviation of 'governor' on banknotes Govr.1948 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > abbreviation on British notes Govr.1948 1620 W. Bradford Hist. Plymouth Plantation in Source-bk. Amer. Hist. (1903) 41 They were soone quelled, & ouercome by y^e wisdome, patience, and Iust & equall carr[i]age of things, by y^e Gou^r and better part. 1686 S. Sewall Diary 23 Sept. (1973) I. 122 Gov^r Bradstreet is gone with his Lady to Salem. 1720 S. Sewall Diary 23 July (1973) II. 953 Gave the Gov^r £500 only. 1786 D. Humphreys Let. 5 June in T. Jefferson Papers (1954) IX. 609 Govr. Clinton is said to have become an Antifœderalist. 1802 P. G. King Let. 30 Oct. in Hist. Rec. New South Wales (1896) IV. 867 I have granted conditional emancipations, and one free pardon, to the respites left by Gov'r Hunter. 1839 in W. Hough Narr. March & Operations Army of Indus (1841) App. 20 General Orders, issued by the Rt. Hon'ble the Govr. Genl., in the Secret Department, under date the 4th instant. 1948 G. Crowther Outl. Money (rev. ed.) i. 12 Every Bank of England note, for example,..[is] signed, ‘For the Gov^r. and Comp^a. of the Bank of England’ by the Chief Cashier. 2011 P. G. Halpern Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929 ii. 205 (note) Cdr [later Sir] Harry Charles Luke (1884–1969). Private Sec to the Govr of Sierra Leone, 1908–11. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1620
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