Don and Governess

Don

Don noun - Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford).

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Governess and don are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Governess" instead a noun "Don".

Governess noun - A woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home).

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Don and governess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Don" instead a noun "Governess".

old	old don	old governess
poor	poor don	poor governess
wicked	wicked don	wicked governess
new	new don	new governess
Other adjectives: former, last.

Gwendolen treats Grandcourt as a Meal Ticket in order to avoid becoming a governess, but her mediocre talents and education don't leave her many other avenues with which to save her family from destitution.

Source: Literature / Daniel Deronda

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