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t. & i. [O. Fr. governer (Fr. gouverner ), from Lat. guberno, from Gr. kyberno = to steer a ship; Sp. gobernar; Port. governar; Ital. IMG:content-0658.png:[blocks in formation] "The heart of brothers governs in our loves." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , ii. 2. Crabb thus discriminates between to govern , to rule, and to regulate : "The exercise of authority enters more or le into the signification of these terms; but to govern implies the exercise likewise order or convenience only is consulted: so likewise in regard to ourselves, we govern our pa ions, but we regulate our affections. (Crabb: Eng . Synon .) *gov'-ern, s. [O. Fr. governe; Fr. gouverne; Port. & Ital. governo ; Sp. gobierno.] Government. "His bischopricke hadde ibeo withoute govern and rede."- Life of Beket (1789).