Etymology

governorate

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Today it means: The territory governed by a governor; a province. Full definition →

English governor ← Middle English governour ← Old French gouvreneur
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  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Latingubernō
  3. Latingubernator
  4. Old Frenchgouvreneur
  5. Middle Englishgovernour
  6. Englishgovernor
  7. English todaygovernorate

From governor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.