governess

Marion Crawford, known as Crawfie, had been governess to the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House as a governess with a secret, which would be enough for many a novel set in Victorian England.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025

The bathroom belonged to a live-in governess, Mr Virag said, who he was holding a meeting with in a basement room of the five storey property when the theft occurred.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

Follow along as Maria serves as governess for the seven children of the stern Captain, bringing music to their lives in the form of timeless songs like “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Do Re Mi” and “Edelweiss.”

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023

She disliked the children with a passion and was often harsh with their governess.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

For Americans who associate British TV with crime-solving vicars and emotionally repressed governesses, the fantastically tacky contestants of “Love Island” can be a shock to the system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

By 1853 she was head of a hospital in London, England, for governesses, women who couldn’t afford private care but would not consider going to a public facility.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

The girls work as governesses and lady’s companions; they mend old clothes to make them last; they make their own entertainment: plays, newspapers, books, music.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2019

“My dearest, don’t mention governesses; the word makes me nervous. I have suffered a martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice. I thank Heaven I have now done with them!”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë