Just Apollo, president of verse.
Waller.
Pres`i*den"tial (?), a. 1. Presiding or watching over. "Presidential
angels." Glanvill.
2. Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a
presidential election.
Pres"i*dent*ship (?), n. The office and dignity of president;
presidency. Hooker.
Pre*sid"er (?), n. One who presides.
{ Pre*sid"i*al (?), Pre*sid"i*a*ry (?), } a. [L. praesidialis and
praesidiarius, fr. praesidium a presiding over, defense, guard. See
Preside.] Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
There are three presidial castles in this city.
Howell.
Pre*sid"i*a*ry, n. [L. praesidiarium.] A guard. [Obs.] "Heavenly
presidiaries." Bp. Hall.
Pre*sid"ing (?), a. & n. from Preside.
Presiding elder. See under 2d Elder.
||Pre*si"di*o (?), n. [Sp.] A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison;
||a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
Pre*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [&?;. praesignificatio. See Presignify.]
The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
Pre*sig"ni*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presignified (?); imp. & p. p.
Presignifying.] [L. praesignificare; prae before + significare to
signify.] To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
Pre*sphe"noid (?), a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the sphenoid bone;
of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the
presphenoid bone).
Presphenoid bone (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid
bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the
young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
Pre*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.) The presphenoid bone.
Pre`sphe*noid"al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the presphenoid
bone; presphenoid.
Pre*spi"nal (?), a. (Anat.) Prevertebral.
Press (?), n. (Zoˆl.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea).
It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft,
and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
Press, v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a loan; hence,
earnest money given soldiers on entering service. See Prest, n.] To
force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed.
Dryden.
Press, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men
into public service, particularly into the navy.