governess

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Fortunes changed in 1894 when he appointed his children's governess, Rita Shell, to be editor.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

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

No one would have to become a governess.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

In the excitement of their galloping, the children had slipped far ahead of their governess, who at the moment was nowhere to be seen.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood