governement
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French governement; equivalent to governen + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɡuˌvɛrnəˈmɛnt/, /ɡuˌvɛr(n)ˈmɛnt/
- (with analogical stress) IPA(key): /ˈɡuvɛrnəmɛnt/, /ˈɡuvɛr(n)mɛnt/
Noun edit
governement (plural governementz or governementes)
- The action of governing; a method of control.
- A force which governs, directs, or influences.
Descendants edit
- English: government
- Scots: government
- Yola: goveremente
References edit
- “governement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
governement oblique singular, m (oblique plural governemenz or governementz, nominative singular governemenz or governementz, nominative plural governement)
Descendants edit
- → Middle English: governement, governament, goverment
- English: government
- Scots: government
- Yola: goveremente