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noun, masculine

gouverneur

/ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/

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”).