·vi To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
II. Govern ·vt To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
III. Govern ·vt To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
IV. Govern ·vt To Regulate; to Influence; to Direct; to Restrain; to Manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.