presidence

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A form of presidency — The office or role of president.

OriginMiddle English presydence ← Middle French presidence ← Medieval Latin prēsidentia →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of presidency.

    THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] The autocratic presidence at Crewe of Webb is kindly and gently observed and the author also throws a more tolerant light upon several other features, including the "Claughtons".

    1960 October, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 640

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinprēsidentia
  2. Middle Frenchpresidence
  3. Middle Englishpresydence
  4. Englishpresidence

From Middle English presydence, from Middle French presidence and Medieval Latin prēsidentia.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presidence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presidence.

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