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governorship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The office or term of a governor; the state or condition of being a governor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

the office of governor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

From governor + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Greek: αρμοστεία (armosteía) — office of governor
Nigerian Pidgin: govnorship — office of governor
Swahili: ugavana — office of governor

Word forms

Inflections and variants

governorships — plural
governourship — alternative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: governor

Language history

Descendants

Nigerian Pidgin: govnorship

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

Sources

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