Word Meanings - GOVERNORSHIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The office of a governor.

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• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• GOVERNORSHIP
  The office of a governor.
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• OFFICER
  Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
• GOVERNOR
  A pilot; a steersman. (more info) gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of
• OFFICE
  The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
• GOVERNOR GENERAL
  A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• RELAY GOVERNOR
  A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying the relay principle.
• SUBOFFICER
  An under or subordinate officer.
• UNDEROFFICER
  A subordinate officer.
• SUBGOVERNOR
  A subordinate or assistant governor.
• OVEROFFICE
  To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.