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单词 well-governing
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well-governingn.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡʌvn̩ɪŋ/, /ˌwɛlˈɡʌvənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡəvərnɪŋ/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and governing n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., governing n.
Etymology: < well adv. + governing n. Compare earlier well-governed adj., well governor n.
Now rare.
The action or fact of governing well (in various senses of govern v.); good governance.
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society > authority > rule or government > [noun] > action or act of > well
well-governing1483
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. lxxxxviij/1 For thensample of his..wel gouernyng for the good enseignementis & techyng of wydowes.
1559 W. Bavand tr. J. Ferrarius Common Weale ix. ii. f. 194v That Lawes can not bee made absolute in all poinctes, for the wel gouernyng of a common weale.
1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iv. sig. G2 I..Easde with well gouerning my submitted payne.
1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xv. 141 Had he..known how to distinguish..between the wholsome heat of well Governing, and the fevorous rage of Tyrannizing.
1722 J. Essex Young Ladies Conduct Introd. p. xxxv This useful and most Commendable Art of Housewifry, and the Well-governing of a Family.
1775 Gen. Election: Lett. between Friends I. xi. 114 Your inferior people..chearfully subscribed to the sovereign's well governing.
1825 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 14 Antiquities 152 In this long period.., they [sc. the Irish] had ample time to establish wise and salutary laws and regulations, for the well-governing of the nation.
1871 Solicitors' Jrnl. & Reporter 21 Jan. 210/1 The plaintiffs were a canal company, and were authorised..to make bye-laws..for the well-governing of the bargemen, &c.
1911 G. Ferrero Women of Cæsars i. 17 The well-governing of the state was being wisely provided for.
2011 C. Buscema in G. Pellegrino Politics of Proximity i. iii. 51 The set of knowledge and techniques concerned with how to apply and extend the mode of well-governing of the family house..to the public sphere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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