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Overness
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Overness'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/overness.html. 1828.