Gubernaculum (classical)

This article is about the mythological and classical depiction and meaning of rudders. For the navigational instruments through history, see rudder.

A gubernaculum in classical references describes a ship's rudder[1] or steering oar.[2] The English word government[3] is related to the word. The Old English word governail[4] and the Scots word gouernaill[5] are both derived from it.

  1. ^ "Gubernaculum from Dictionary of Roman Coins". Forum Ancient Coins. The Collaborative Numismatics Project. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hill, George Francis, Sir (1903). Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described. London: Macmillan. Retrieved 13 October 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Matthews, John (25 March 2003). Sir Gawain: Knight of the Goddess. ISBN 9780892819706. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ Dwight, William (1889–1891). The Century dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language: prepared under the superintendence of William Dwight Whitney. New York: Century Co. p. 2585. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. ^ Francisque, Michel (1882). A critical inquiry into the Scottish language with the view of illustrating the rise and progress of civilisation in Scotland. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood. p. 364. Retrieved 13 October 2017.