Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governess-general

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
gov-erness--gen-er-al
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female governor-general.

Inflected Forms

governesses-general (plural)

Questions

What does governess-general mean?
A female governor-general.

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