GOV'ERNANCE,noun Government; exercise of authority; direction; control; management, either of a public officer, or of a private guardian or tutor.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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