governessingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡʌvn̩ᵻsɪŋ/,

/ˈɡʌvn̩ɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡəvərnəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: governess n., -ing suffix¹; governess v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < governess n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < governess v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of working or earning one's living as a governess.

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1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 405 Sixteen years of governessing..might well have..tamed that romantic imagination.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 244 You will give up your governessing slavery at once.

1882 Spectator 11 Feb. 182 Governessing was the only occupation open to ‘ladies’ without means.

a1935 C. P. Gilman Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1935) xi. 153 Even the atrocious little boy upon whom I once wasted ten weeks of governessing, afterward sent me this sad little note.

2005 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 19/4 In Jane Austen's day..unmarried females could ‘chuse’ between the workhouse or governessing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	governessing
释义	governessingn. Brit. /ˈɡʌvn̩ᵻsɪŋ/, /ˈɡʌvn̩ɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡəvərnəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: governess n., -ing suffix¹; governess v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < governess n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < governess v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of working or earning one's living as a governess. ΚΠ 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 405 Sixteen years of governessing..might well have..tamed that romantic imagination. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 244 You will give up your governessing slavery at once. 1882 Spectator 11 Feb. 182 Governessing was the only occupation open to ‘ladies’ without means. a1935 C. P. Gilman Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1935) xi. 153 Even the atrocious little boy upon whom I once wasted ten weeks of governessing, afterward sent me this sad little note. 2005 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 19/4 In Jane Austen's day..unmarried females could ‘chuse’ between the workhouse or governessing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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