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Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..

Subgranular :: Subgovernor (n.) A subordinate or assistant governor.

Caimacam :: Caimacam (n.) The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.

Presidency :: Presidency (n.) One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president..

Eparch :: Eparch (n.) In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy..

Reelect :: Reelect (v. t.) To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor..

Hospodar :: Hospodar (n.) A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.

Stadtholderate :: Stadtholder (n.) Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province..

Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..

Governess :: Governess (n.) A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes..

Durbar :: Durbar (n.) An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India..

Ci-devant :: Ci-devant (a.) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

Commandery :: Commandery (n.) A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.

Tetrarch :: Tetrarch (a.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign..

Arbitrator :: Arbitrator (n.) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.

Castellan :: Castellan (n.) A governor or warden of a castle.

Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..

Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.

Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.

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