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English word govern comes from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, and later Latin guberno (To govern, manage. To pilot, steer a ship.)
κυβερνάω (Ancient Greek)
guberno (Latin)
To govern, manage. To pilot, steer a ship.
governer (Old French)
To govern. To guide; to steer.
govern (English)
(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.. (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.. (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.. (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.. (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.. (transitive) To make and administer the [...]