Meanings
comparative more presidial · superlative most presidial · alternative præsidial
- Belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial.
- Pertaining to a president or one who presides; presidential.
the doorway was vacant save for a large brindled cur that stood upon the threshold, wagging his tail and watching the scene with a suave, indulgent, presidial gaze, as if he were the patron of the ball.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 22 - Having or relating to a garrison.
There are three presidial castles in this city.
1655, James Howell, “To Sir T. H. Knight”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLCSynonyms: presidiary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving or relating to a garrison.
Origin
- Latinpraesidialis
- Middle Frenchpresidial
- Englishpresidial
From Middle French presidial, from Latin praesidialis, variant of praesidalis, from praeses (“provincial governor”).
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