gov ‧ ern ‧ or ‧ ship /ˈɡʌv ə nəʃɪp $ -vərnər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ government , ↑ governor , ↑ governess , ↑ governorship ; adjective : ↑ governmental , ↑ governing , ↑ gubernatorial ; verb : ↑ govern ; adverb : governmentally]
the position of being governor, or the period during which someone is governor