presidence

See also: présidence

English

Etymology

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

Noun

presidence

1. Obsolete form of presidency.
   • 1960 October, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 640:

     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".

References

• “presidence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.