*gouvernail, n.m., rudder, helm. Tenir le —; to be at the helm; (of a bicycle) hand-bar.
gouvernance, n.f., governorship, tutorship.
gouvernant, -e, adj., governing, ruling.
gouvernant, n.m., governor, ruler. Les —s; those who govern.
gouvernante, n.f., governor’s wife; governess; housekeeper (to a single man).
gouverne, n.f., guidance, guide, direction, rule. Je vous dis cela pour votre —; I tell you that for your guidance. Aviron de —; stern-oar.
gouvernement, n.m., government, rule, sway; management; governorship; government-house; (nav.) steering. En son —; under his management.
gouvernemental, -e, adj., of the government.
gouverner, v.a., to govern, to rule, to command, to manage, to direct, to regulate, to look to, to take care of; to husband; to bring up (children); to breed (animals); (nav.) to steer; to rein up (a horse). — un ménage; to direct a household. — quelqu’un; to rule any one. — un vaisseau; to steer a ship. C’est lui qui gouverne la barque; he is the life and soul of the business. Il gouverne bien sa barque; he knows how to manage his affairs, or to feather his nest, or to make money.
se gouverner, v.r., to govern one’s self; to behave one’s self; to be governed; to manage one’s own affairs.