governor general

Definition of Governor General in English :

1. governor general

a governor of high rank

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Governor General

nounWord forms: plural governors general or governor generals

1.

the representative of the Crown in a dominion of the Commonwealth or a British colony; vicegerent

2. British

a governor with jurisdiction or precedence over other governors

noun

another name for governor general

nounWord forms: plural governors general or governor generals

1.

a governor who has subordinate or deputy governors, specif., one who is appointed by the British sovereign, as in some countries of the Commonwealth

2.

in some countries of the Commonwealth, a person appointed as a symbolic representative of the British sovereign

n. pl. gov·er·nors-gen·er·al or gov·er·nor-gen·er·als

A governor of a large territory who has other subordinate governors under his or her jurisdiction.