English → Latin
“governor” in Latin
praeficiōto place in command, put in chargepraesessitting before (usually to guard or take care of something or someone), presider; protector, guard, guardian, defender; rēctorguide, leader; driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.); director, ruler, master, governorprōcōnsulproconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul; a governor inprōpraetoran ex-praetor (in Rome) sent as praetor to a province where there was no armysatrapēsA satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.togatoga; a garment; a roof
The English word governor itself goes back to Latin gubernō, through gubernator.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
governor
Ruler, commander, Vid:
Of a province, praefectus, or praeses, or rector, or procurator provinciae (general terms; the last three, time of the emperors): proconsul: propraetor (in the time of the republic; the former, if the command of an army was attached to it): satrapes: satrapa: satraps (σατράπης, amongst the Persians). The governor of Gaul, for the time being, quicumque Galliam obtinet (Caes., B.G., 1, 35): to be the governor of a province, provinciae praesidem esse; provinciae praeesse or praefectum esse; or praepositum esse; provinciam obtinere: to make anybody governor of a province, aliquem provinciae praeficere or praeponere; aliquem rectorem provinciae imponere (Silver Age)
Tutor, Vid: GOWN, vestis (general term; also collectively, for the whole dress): indumentum (any garment that was put on and not thrown over another dress): stola: palla (garment of a Roman lady; ☞ the stola, worn over the tunica, reached to the ankles or feet, and was fastened by a girdle round the waist, leaving broad folds above the breast; the palla was thrown over the stola): cyclas (a dress of a Roman lady, on great occasions; but it must not be compared with the modern dress of women): vestis muliebris: vestimentum muliebre (women’s dress in general). A gown to wear in the house, vestitus domesticus; vestis domestica: a best gown, *vestis sollemnium dierum; vestis seposita: silk gowns, serica, orum; bombycina, orum: a silk gown, bombycina vestis (Plin.); serica vestis (ib.): a colored gown, vestis varia; vestimentum versicolor: to make a gown, vestem facere: a morning gown, vestis domestica (i. e., house dress, in general).
The gown of peace, toga (opposed to arma): vestis forensis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for governor?
- The usual Latin words for “governor” are praeficiō, praeses, rēctor; also prōcōnsul, prōpraetor, satrapēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.