Gaborone
         n 1: capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme
               southeast [syn: {Gaborone}, {capital of Botswana}]

English Dictionary: governor's plum	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gauffering iron n an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron]
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Gibran n United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) [syn: Gibran, Kahlil Gibran]
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goffering iron n an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron]
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Gouverneur Morris n United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816) Synonym(s): Morris, Gouverneur Morris
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govern v bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" Synonym(s): regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern Antonym(s): deregulate direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" Synonym(s): govern, rule require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
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governable adj capable of being controlled [syn: controllable, governable]
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Governador Valadares n a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
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governance n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" Synonym(s): administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" Synonym(s): government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
governed n the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
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governess n a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
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governing adj responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies" n the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" Synonym(s): government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
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governing board n a board that manages the affairs of an institution
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governing body n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" Synonym(s): administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
government n the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Synonym(s): government, authorities, regime the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" Synonym(s): government, governing, governance, government activity, administration (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" the study of government of states and other political units Synonym(s): politics, political science, government
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Government Accounting Office n an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States Synonym(s): Government Accounting Office, GAO, United States Government Accounting Office
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government activity n the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" Synonym(s): government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
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government agency n an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" Synonym(s): agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
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government agent n a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government
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government bond n a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
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government building n a building that houses a branch of government
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government department n a department of government
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government income n income available to the government [syn: {government income}, government revenue]
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government issue n supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government Synonym(s): issue, military issue, government issue
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government man n a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Synonym(s): G-man, FBI agent, government man
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government minister n a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" Synonym(s): minister, government minister
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government note n a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Synonym(s): bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
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government office n an office where government employees work
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government officials n people elected or appointed to administer a government Synonym(s): government officials, officialdom
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Government Printing Office n an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government Synonym(s): United States Government Printing Office, US Government Printing Office, Government Printing Office, GPO
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government revenue n income available to the government [syn: {government income}, government revenue]
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government security n a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System Synonym(s): government security, agency security
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government-in-exile n a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
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governmental adj relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; "public confidence and governmental morale"
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governmentally adv by government; "governmentally determined policy"
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governor n the head of a state government a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) Synonym(s): governor, regulator
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governor general n a governor of high rank
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governor plum n small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Synonym(s): governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
governor's plum n small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Synonym(s): governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
governor's race n a race for election to the governorship [syn: {governor's race}, campaign for governor]
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governorship n the office of governor
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gubernatorial adj relating to a governor; "gubernatorial election"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Goose grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), a                   favorite food of geese; -- called also {catchweed} and                   {cleavers}.             (b) A species of knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).             (c) The annual spear grass ({Poa annua}).          {Goose neck}, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved             like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook             connecting a spar with a mast.          {Goose quill}, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a             pen made from it.          {Goose skin}. See {Goose flesh}, above.          {Goose tongue} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.          {Sea goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Phalarope}.          {Solan goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gannet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cleavers \Cleav"ers\, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.)       A species of {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), having a fruit set with       hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in       contact with; -- called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed},       etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gapeworm \Gape"worm`\ (? [or] ?), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See       Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fluting \Flut"ing\, n.       Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes       collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the       fluting of a lady's ruffle.          {Fluting iron}, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called             also {Italian iron}, or {gaufering iron}. --Knight.          {Fluting lathe}, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on             balusters, table legs, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauffering \Gauf"fer*ing\, n.       A mode of plaiting or fluting.          {Gauffering iron}, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.          {Gauffering press} (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the             leaves and petals into shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauffering \Gauf"fer*ing\, n.       A mode of plaiting or fluting.          {Gauffering iron}, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.          {Gauffering press} (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the             leaves and petals into shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauffering \Gauf"fer*ing\, n.       A mode of plaiting or fluting.          {Gauffering iron}, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.          {Gauffering press} (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the             leaves and petals into shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jamaicine \Ja*ma"i*cine\, n. [From Jamaica.] (Chem.)       An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of {Geoffroya       inermis}, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam;       -- called also {jamacina}. --Watts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gephyrean \Ge*phyr"e*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- n. One of the Gerphyrea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gibber \Gib"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Gibbering}.] [Akin to jabber, and gabble.]       To speak rapidly and inarticulately. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goffer \Gof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.]       To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. --Clarke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Governed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Governing}.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.       gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.       {Gubernatorial}.]       1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,             either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to             regulate by authority. [bd]Fit to govern and rule             multitudes.[b8] --Shak.          2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to             manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.                         Govern well thy appetite.                  --Milton.          3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a             transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or             to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb             governs the objective case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i.       To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the       control. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governability \Gov"ern*a*bil"i*ty\, n.       Governableness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governable \Gov"ern*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. gouvernable.]       Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority;       controllable; manageable; obedient. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governableness \Gov"ern*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality of being governable; manageableness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governal \Gov"ern*al\, Governail \Gov"ern*ail\, n. [Cf. F.       gouvernail helm, rudder, L. gubernaculum.]       Management; mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governal \Gov"ern*al\, Governail \Gov"ern*ail\, n. [Cf. F.       gouvernail helm, rudder, L. gubernaculum.]       Management; mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governance \Gov"ern*ance\, n. [F. gouvernance.]       Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.       --Chaucer. --J. H. Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governante \Gov"ern*ante"\, n. [F. gouvernante. See {Govern}.]       A governess. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Governed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Governing}.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.       gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.       {Gubernatorial}.]       1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,             either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to             regulate by authority. [bd]Fit to govern and rule             multitudes.[b8] --Shak.          2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to             manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.                         Govern well thy appetite.                  --Milton.          3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a             transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or             to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb             governs the objective case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governess \Gov"ern*ess\, n. [Cf. OF. governeresse. See       {Governor}.]       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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Governed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Governing}.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.       gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.       {Gubernatorial}.]       1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,             either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to             regulate by authority. [bd]Fit to govern and rule             multitudes.[b8] --Shak.          2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to             manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.                         Govern well thy appetite.                  --Milton.          3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a             transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or             to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb             governs the objective case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governing \Gov"ern*ing\, a.       1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a             governing wind; a governing party in a state. --Jay.          2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Government \Gov"ern*ment\, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.]       1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the             administration of laws; control; direction; regulation;             as, civil, church, or family government.          2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;             the established form of law.                         That free government which we have so dearly                      purchased, free commonwealth.            --Milton.          3. The right or power of governing; authority.                         I here resign my government to thee.   --Shak.          4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;             the ruling power; the administration.                         When we, in England, speak of the government, we                      generally understand the ministers of the crown for                      the time being.                                 --Mozley & W.          5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,             the governments of Europe.          6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.          7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,             requiring that another word should be in a particular             case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governmental \Gov"ern*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. gouvernemental.]       Pertaining to government; made by government; as,       governmental duties.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governor \Gov"ern*or\, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF.       governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler,       governor. See {Govern}.]       1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the             supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or             magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. [bd]The             governor of the town.[b8] --Shak.          2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a             tutor; a guardian.          3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [R.]          4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water             wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform             speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.          Note: The illustration shows a form of governor commonly used                for steam engines, in wich a heavy sleeve (a) sliding                on a rapidly revolving spindle (b), driven by the                engine, is raised or lowered, when the speed varies, by                the changing centrifugal force of two balls (c c) to                which it is connected by links (d d), the balls being                attached to arms (e e) which are jointed to the top of                the spindle. The sleeve is connected with the throttle                valve or cut-off through a lever (f), and its motion                produces a greater supply of steam when the engine runs                too slowly and a less supply when too fast.          {Governor cut-off} (Steam Engine), a variable cut-off gear in             which the governor acts in such a way as to cause the             steam to be cut off from entering the cylinder at points             of the stroke dependent upon the engine's speed.          {Hydraulic governor} (Mach.), a governor which is operated by             the action of a liquid in flowing; a cataract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governor \Gov"ern*or\, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF.       governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler,       governor. See {Govern}.]       1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the             supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or             magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. [bd]The             governor of the town.[b8] --Shak.          2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a             tutor; a guardian.          3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [R.]          4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water             wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform             speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.          Note: The illustration shows a form of governor commonly used                for steam engines, in wich a heavy sleeve (a) sliding                on a rapidly revolving spindle (b), driven by the                engine, is raised or lowered, when the speed varies, by                the changing centrifugal force of two balls (c c) to                which it is connected by links (d d), the balls being                attached to arms (e e) which are jointed to the top of                the spindle. The sleeve is connected with the throttle                valve or cut-off through a lever (f), and its motion                produces a greater supply of steam when the engine runs                too slowly and a less supply when too fast.          {Governor cut-off} (Steam Engine), a variable cut-off gear in             which the governor acts in such a way as to cause the             steam to be cut off from entering the cylinder at points             of the stroke dependent upon the engine's speed.          {Hydraulic governor} (Mach.), a governor which is operated by             the action of a liquid in flowing; a cataract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governor general \Gov"ern*or gen"er*al\       A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him;       as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Governorship \Gov"ern*or*ship\, n.       The office of a governor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gubernance \Gu"ber*nance\, n.       Government. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gubernate \Gu"ber*nate\, v. t. [L. gubernatus, p. p. of       gubernare. See {Govern}.]       To govern. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gubernation \Gu"ber*na`tion\, n. [L. gubernatio.]       The act of governing; government [Obs.] --I. Watts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gubernative \Gu"ber*na*tive\, a.       Governing. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gubernatorial \Gu"ber*na*to`ri*al\, a. [L. gubernator governor.       See {Gabernate}.]       Pertaining to a governor, or to government.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gouverneur, NY (village, FIPS 29597)       Location: 44.33660 N, 75.46616 W       Population (1990): 4604 (1940 housing units)       Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13642
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Governors Island, NY       Zip code(s): 10004
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Government OSI Profile          (GOSIP) A subset of {OSI} {standards}       specific to US Government procurements, designed to maximize       {interoperability} in areas where plain OSI standards are       ambiguous or allow excessive options.          (1995-12-13)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Government of God       See {PROVIDENCE}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Governments       (1 Cor. 12:28), the powers which fit a man for a place of       influence in the church; "the steersman's art; the art of       guiding aright the vessel of church or state."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Governor       (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his       capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1       Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the       leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27), keeper of the sacred       treasury (26:24), captain of the army (13:1), the king (1 Sam.       9:16), the Messiah (Dan. 9:25).                (2.) Heb. nasi, raised; exalted. Used to denote the chiefs of       families (Num. 3:24, 30, 32, 35); also of tribes (2:3; 7:2;       3:32). These dignities appear to have been elective, not       hereditary.                (3.) Heb. pakid, an officer or magistrate. It is used of the       delegate of the high priest (2 Chr. 24:11), the Levites (Neh.       11:22), a military commander (2 Kings 25:19), Joseph's officers       in Egypt (Gen. 41:34).                (4.) Heb. shallit, one who has power, who rules (Gen. 42:6;       Ezra 4:20; Eccl. 8:8; Dan. 2:15; 5:29).                (5.) Heb. aluph, literally one put over a thousand, i.e., a       clan or a subdivision of a tribe. Used of the "dukes" of Edom       (Gen. 36), and of the Jewish chiefs (Zech. 9:7).                (6.) Heb. moshel, one who rules, holds dominion. Used of many       classes of rulers (Gen. 3:16; 24:2; 45:8; Ps. 105:20); of the       Messiah (Micah 5:2); of God (1 Chr. 29:12; Ps. 103:19).                (7.) Heb. sar, a ruler or chief; a word of very general use.       It is used of the chief baker of Pharaoh (Gen. 40:16); of the       chief butler (40:2, etc. See also Gen. 47:6; Ex. 1:11; Dan. 1:7;       Judg. 10:18; 1 Kings 22:26; 20:15; 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Sam. 24:2). It       is used also of angels, guardian angels (Dan. 10:13, 20, 21;       12:1; 10:13; 8:25).                (8.) Pehah, whence _pasha_, i.e., friend of the king;       adjutant; governor of a province (2 Kings 18:24; Isa. 36:9; Jer.       51: 57; Ezek. 23:6, 23; Dan. 3:2; Esther 3: 12), or a perfect       (Neh. 3:7; 5:14; Ezra 5:3; Hag. 1:1). This is a foreign word,       Assyrian, which was early adopted into the Hebrew idiom (1 Kings       10:15).                (9.) The Chaldean word _segan_ is applied to the governors of       the Babylonian satrapies (Dan. 3:2, 27; 6:7); the prefects over       the Magi (2:48). The corresponding Hebrew word _segan_ is used       of provincial rulers (Jer. 51:23, 28, 57); also of chiefs and       rulers of the people of Jerusalem (Ezra 9:2; Neh. 2:16; 4:14,       19; 5:7, 17; 7:5; 12:40).                In the New Testament there are also different Greek words       rendered thus.                (1.) Meaning an ethnarch (2 Cor. 11:32), which was an office       distinct from military command, with considerable latitude of       application.                (2.) The procurator of Judea under the Romans (Matt. 27:2).       (Comp. Luke 2:2, where the verb from which the Greek word so       rendered is derived is used.)                (3.) Steward (Gal. 4:2).                (4.) Governor of the feast (John 2:9), who appears here to       have been merely an intimate friend of the bridegroom, and to       have presided at the marriage banquet in his stead.                (5.) A director, i.e., helmsman; Lat. gubernator, (James 3:4).