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

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

In The Governess, he played a father with an interest in photography who falls for his muse, and governess, played by Minnie Driver.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023

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

“I am a governess, not a librarian. In any case, the diary you describe would be of use in researching the Ashton family tree, not your own.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood