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governor (?), n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler,
| governor | (?), n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See Govern.] 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 Pennsylvania. The governor of the town. Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. [1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [R.] [1913 Webster]
4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.
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