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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling;

as, a

governing

wind; a

governing

party in a state.

Jay.

(Gram.)

Requiring a particular case.

pr.

Directing; controlling; regulating by laws or edicts; managing; influencing; restraining.

Holding the superiority; prevalent; as a governing wind; a governing party n a state.

Directing; controlling; as a governing motive.

governing