noun, masculine/ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/plural: gouverneurs
governor
Related: gouverneur général, gouvernorat
Inherited from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātōrem, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”).