Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.

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Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.
Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India..
Stadtholderate :: Stadtholder (n.) Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province..
Subashdary :: Subashdar (n.) A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army..
Governorship :: Governorship (n.) The office of a governor.
Eparch :: Eparch (n.) In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy..
Boroughmaster :: Boroughmaster (n.) The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough..
Governor :: Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Subgranular :: Subgovernor (n.) A subordinate or assistant governor.
Satrap :: Satrap (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot..
Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect..
Governess :: Governess (n.) A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes..
Bey :: Bey (n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis..
Khedive :: Khedive (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Presidency :: Presidency (n.) One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president..
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..
Procurator :: Procurator (n.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea..
Moodir :: Moodir (n.) The governor of a province in Egypt, etc..
Proconsul :: Proconsul (n.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul..
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