Pres"i*den*cy (?), n.; pl. Presidencies (#). [Cf. F. prÈsidence.] 1.
The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control
and care.
2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
presidency.
3. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the
presidency of Madison.
4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal,
Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which
its governor was president.
Pres"i*dent (?), n. Precedent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Pres"i*dent, a. Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the
highest authority; presiding. [R.]
His angels president In every province.
Milton.
Pres"i*dent, n. [F. prÈsident, L. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of
praesidere. See Preside.] 1. One who is elected or appointed to
preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically:
(a) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society,
or the like. (b) The chief executive officer of the government in
certain republics; as, the president of the United States.