Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
- Latingubernō
- Latingubernator
- Old Frenchgouvreneur
- Middle Englishgovernour
- Englishgovernor
- Englishgovernorate
From governor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic محافظة
- محافظة (muḥāfaẓa)territory ruled by a governor
Esperanto gubernio
- gubernioterritory ruled by a governor
Finnish kuvernoraatti
- kuvernoraattiterritory ruled by a governor
French gouvernorat
- gouvernoratterritory ruled by a governor
German Gouvernement
- Gouvernementterritory ruled by a governor
Hungarian kormányzóság
- kormányzóságterritory ruled by a governor
Italian governatorato
- governatoratoterritory ruled by a governor
Japanese 州
- 州 (shū)territory ruled by a governor
Korean 주지사
- 주지사 (jujisa)territory ruled by a governor
Persian استان
- استان (ostân)territory ruled by a governor
Romanian guvernatorat
- guvernatoratterritory ruled by a governor
Russian губерна́торство
- губерна́торство (gubernátorstvo)territory ruled by a governor
Swedish provins, guvernement
- provinsterritory ruled by a governor
- guvernementterritory ruled by a governor
Turkish il
- ilterritory ruled by a governor
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
governorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governorate
MLA
“governorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governorate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “governorate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governorate.
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