governaunce

English

Noun

governaunce (plural governaunces)

1. Obsolete form of governance.

Anagrams

• gouvernance

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gouvernance, gouvernaunce, governance, governans, governauns, guvernance

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gouvernance, governance; equivalent to governen +‎ -aunce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡuvərˈna(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈɡuvərna(u̯)ns(ə)/

Noun

governaunce (plural governaunces)

1. Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power:
   1. Governing; governmental or political control.
   2. Military command or force; the state of being in military control.
   3. (rare) A term or tenure; a period of office.
2. Control, governance; the action of being governed:
   1. Teaching or guardianship; caring or developing another.
   2. Willpower or self-control; one's ability to exercise restraint.
   3. Control of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel).
3. Influence or effect (especially exerted by constellations or organs)
4. One's actions, choices, or behaviour; that which characterises oneself.
5. (medicine, alchemy) A course of action; a set of directives.
6. (rare) The organisation or cohesion of an army.
7. (rare) An governmental command or order to aid in governance.
8. Protective guidance, keeping, or care
   • 1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xl, leaf 239v

     With ryght good wille said Arthur / for sire Galahalt the haute prynce shall haue yow in gouernaunce.
     "With right good will, said Arthur; for Sir Galahalt, the haut prince, shall have you in governance."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: governance
• Middle Scots: governance

References

• “governaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.