governess

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Marion Crawford, known as Crawfie, had been governess to the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Fortunes changed in 1894 when he appointed his children's governess, Rita Shell, to be editor.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House as a governess with a secret, which would be enough for many a novel set in Victorian England.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

She worked as a governess in Paris and later converted to Catholicism and was baptized at the age of 26.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

“Cassiopeia has a private governess and is the ward of one of the richest men in England. She has no need of a school for poor bright females.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood