governoress

Noun

Meaning

(now nonstandard) A woman employed to educate children in private households. [-e- form: c. 1422; -o- form: 1826 (mention)/1855]
Synonym: governess

(dated) A female governor. [-e- form: c. 1425 (c. 1370); -o- form: 1869]
Synonyms: (dated) governess, (rare) gubernatrix

(dated) The wife of a governor. [1820]
Synonym: (dated) governess

Source: en.wiktionary.org