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