governaunce

governaunce (plural governaunces)

1. Obsolete form of governance.

• gouvernance

• governance, guvernance, governauns, governans, gouvernaunce, gouvernance

Borrowed from Old French gouvernance, governance; equivalent to governen +‎ -aunce.

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈvɛrnans(ə)/, /ɡuˈvɛrnau̯ns(ə)/

governaunce (plural governaunces)

1. Control, direction, or leadership; the holding of power:
   1. Governing; governmental or political control.
   2. Military command or force; the state of being in military control.
   3. Tutelarity or guiding; direction as a caretaker or guardian.
   4. Control over oneself against impulses; willpower or reserve.
   5. (rare) A term, period, or era of control or office; a tenure.
2. Influence or effect; the capacity to effect change or modification:
   1. (astrology) The influence or effect exerted by the constellations.
   2. (physiology) The influence or effect exerted by a part of the body.
3. The action of being governed; (quality) government or governance.
4. One's choices; behaviour, one's actions as a whole, or demeanour.
5. A particular choice, behaviour or action; part of one's demeanour.
6. The operation of a device or machine (especially a nautical vessel)
7. (medicine) A restorative course of action.
8. (rare, alchemy) An alchemical method or course of action.
9. (rare) Organisation or coherence of troops or a military force.
10. (rare) A command or order to aid in governance.

• English: governance

• “governaunce (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.