Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.

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Legate :: Legate (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province..
Governor General :: Governor general () A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India..
Legate :: Legate (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
Ci-devant :: Ci-devant (a.) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor..
Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.
Reeve :: Reeve (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc..
Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.
Arbitrator :: Arbitrator (n.) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..
Regent :: Regent (a.) One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.
Governor :: Governor (n.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable..
Governor :: Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Sherif :: Sherif (n.) A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca.
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..
Beglerbeg :: Beglerbeg (n.) The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier..
Dynast :: Dynast (n.) A ruler; a governor; a prince.
Excellency :: Excellency (n.) A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes..
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..
Elect :: Elect (v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor..
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