Celui qui commande en chef dans une province, dans un état, dans une maison royale.
ETYM Old Eng. governor, governour, Old Fren. governeor, French gouverneur, from Latin gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. Related to Govern.
1. A control device that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel); SYN. regulator.
2. The head of a state government.