Middle English Dictionary Entry
govern n.
Entry Info
Forms | govern n. |
Etymology | OF governe |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Governing, rule.
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)p.92 : His bischopriche hadde ibeo withoute govern [Ld: conseille] and rede.