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GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, See also:
LAT
Lat. gubernare, to See also:
STEER, PAUL WILSON (186o– )
steer a See also:
SHIP
ship, to See also:
DIRECT
direct, See also:
GUIDE (in Mid. Eng. gyde, from the Fr. guide; the earlier French form was guie, English " guy," the d was due to the Italian form guida; the ultimate origin is probably Teutonic, the word being connected with the base seen in O. Eng. witan, to know)
guide) , in See also:

general, one who governs or exercises authority; specifically, an See also:

OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official appointed to govern a See also:

DISTRICT

district, See also:

province, See also:

TOWN

town, &c. In See also:

BRITISH

British colonies or dependencies the representative of the See also:

CROWN

crown is termed a governor. Colonial See also:

GOVERNORS

governors are classed as governors-general, governors and See also:

LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-governors, according to the status of the See also:

COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony or See also:

GROUP

group of colonies over which they preside. Their See also:

POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers vary according to the position which they occupy. In all cases they represent the authority of the crown. In the See also:

UNITED

United States (q.v.) the official at the See also:

head of every See also:

state See also:

government is called a governor.

End of Article: GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

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