n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
n. Nimbleness; agility. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]