governaunce
English
editNoun
editgovernaunce (plural governaunces)
- Obsolete form of governance.
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editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French gouvernance, governance; equivalent to governen + -aunce.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgovernaunce (plural governaunces)
- Authority, rule, or leadership; the holding of power:
- Control, governance; the action of being governed:
- Teaching or guardianship; caring or developing another.
- Willpower or self-control; one's ability to exercise restraint.
- Control of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel).
- Influence or effect (especially exerted by constellations or organs)
- One's actions, choices, or behaviour; that which characterises oneself.
- (medicine, alchemy) A course of action; a set of directives.
- (rare) The organisation or cohesion of an army.
- (rare) An governmental command or order to aid in governance.
- 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)
- 1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xl, leaf 239v
Descendants
edit- English: governance
- Middle Scots: governance
References
edit- “governaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
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