In P&P, Elizabeth Bennet did not have a govrness, but she DID have the benefit of masters -- in the exchange between her and Lady Catherine in chap 29, she said --

"We were always encouraged to read, and had all the masters that were necessary. Those who chose to be idle, certainly might."

"Aye, no doubt, but that is what a governess will prevent".

In a lord's household in ELizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, the governess organized the lessons "and keep us up to our preparation for these masters".