Phrases with «governess»

A governess is a woman who is hired by a family to educate and care for their children, typically in their own home. Full definition

Sentences with «governess»

  • Spies and Suspense — The Reluctant Widow Elinor Rochdale, daughter of a ruined gentleman, is on her way to take up a post as governess with a depressingly sour employer. (bookpage.com)
  • Carly is forced to seek a position as governess in the house of Lord Huntington, the Earl of Dunfordshire — a man alone in his own right — and under suspicion for the tragic murder of his well - known and adulteress wife. (dailyfreebooks.com)
  • Lovely, inexperienced Miss Carly Blakemore, only nineteen years of age, is received at her first post as governess for two precocious children, ready to love them as her own. (dailyfreebooks.com)
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