Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

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Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat..
Legate :: Legate (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province..
Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Tetrarch :: Tetrarch (a.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign..
Candidate :: Candidate (n.) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors..
Adelantado :: Adelantado (n.) A governor of a province; a commander.
Governorship :: Governorship (n.) The office of a governor.
Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.
Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..
Arbitrator :: Arbitrator (n.) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.
Caimacam :: Caimacam (n.) The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.
Moodir :: Moodir (n.) The governor of a province in Egypt, etc..
Beglerbeg :: Beglerbeg (n.) The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier..
Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect..
Lord :: Lord (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor..
Stadtholderate :: Stadtholder (n.) Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province..
Khan :: Khan (n.) A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
Province :: Province (n.) Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada..
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