† governatorn.

Forms: 1500s gouernator, 1700s governator.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian governatore.

Etymology: < Italian governatore (see governor n.), with remodelling of the ending after -ator suffix.Recent use of the form governator with reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), Austrian-born U.S. film actor and politician, Governor of California 2003–11, shows an independent formation as a blend of governor n. and terminator n., with humorous reference to Schwarzenegger's title role in a series of films called Terminator, from 1984 to 2003; compare e.g.:2003 Guardian 9 Oct. i. 16/1 The Terminator became the ‘governator’ in the ballroom of a hotel on the Avenue of the Stars.2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 12 Mar. 18/1 The Governator is bringing in reinforcements for his battle against global warming.

Obsolete.

Esp. in Italy: a governor.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun]

grievec950

warden1297

presidenta1382

procuratora1382

governora1393

seneschalc1400

lieutenant1423

promissary?c1500

governator1522

provincial1590

ethnarch1602

state governor1608

proconsul1650

stadholder1704

superintendent1758

meridarch1866

prez.1919

1522 Bp. J. Clerk Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 312 There be deputed for gouernators here, for this first moneth of the Popis absence, the Cardinall Sanctæ Crucis primus Episcopus Cardinalis, The Cardinall Sedunen [etc.].

?1590–1 J. Burel tr. Pamphilus in Poems sig. D^v God mot be gouernator of my wark, And to my interprisis all aply.

1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 361/1 The five supreme sindicatori, who are generally chosen out of the lesser council, examine the conduct of the doge, the governators, the procurators, and other officers [of Genoa].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	governator
释义	† governatorn. Forms: 1500s gouernator, 1700s governator. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian governatore. Etymology: < Italian governatore (see governor n.), with remodelling of the ending after -ator suffix.Recent use of the form governator with reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), Austrian-born U.S. film actor and politician, Governor of California 2003–11, shows an independent formation as a blend of governor n. and terminator n., with humorous reference to Schwarzenegger's title role in a series of films called Terminator, from 1984 to 2003; compare e.g.:2003 Guardian 9 Oct. i. 16/1 The Terminator became the ‘governator’ in the ballroom of a hotel on the Avenue of the Stars.2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 12 Mar. 18/1 The Governator is bringing in reinforcements for his battle against global warming. Obsolete. Esp. in Italy: a governor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] grievec950 warden1297 presidenta1382 procuratora1382 governora1393 seneschalc1400 lieutenant1423 promissary?c1500 governator1522 provincial1590 ethnarch1602 state governor1608 proconsul1650 stadholder1704 superintendent1758 meridarch1866 prez.1919 1522 Bp. J. Clerk Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 312 There be deputed for gouernators here, for this first moneth of the Popis absence, the Cardinall Sanctæ Crucis primus Episcopus Cardinalis, The Cardinall Sedunen [etc.]. ?1590–1 J. Burel tr. Pamphilus in Poems sig. D^v God mot be gouernator of my wark, And to my interprisis all aply. 1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 361/1 The five supreme sindicatori, who are generally chosen out of the lesser council, examine the conduct of the doge, the governators, the procurators, and other officers [of Genoa]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1522
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