praesideo

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ sedeō (“sit”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈsi.de.oː/, [präe̯ˈs̠ɪd̪eoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈsi.de.o/, [preˈs̬iːd̪eo]

Verb

praesideō (present infinitive praesidēre, perfect active praesēdī, supine praesessum); second conjugation, no passive

to sit before or in front of
to sit beforehand
to guard, watch, protect, defend
to preside over, have the care or management of, direct, command, control, govern, superintend

Conjugation

This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

Conjugation of praesideō (second conjugation, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praesideō	praesidēs	praesidet	praesidēmus	praesidētis	praesident
	imperfect	praesidēbam	praesidēbās	praesidēbat	praesidēbāmus	praesidēbātis	praesidēbant
	future	praesidēbō	praesidēbis	praesidēbit	praesidēbimus	praesidēbitis	praesidēbunt
	perfect	praesēdī	praesēdistī	praesēdit	praesēdimus	praesēdistis	praesēdērunt, praesēdēre
	pluperfect	praesēderam	praesēderās	praesēderat	praesēderāmus	praesēderātis	praesēderant
	future perfect	praesēderō	praesēderis	praesēderit	praesēderimus	praesēderitis	praesēderint
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praesideam	praesideās	praesideat	praesideāmus	praesideātis	praesideant
	imperfect	praesidērem	praesidērēs	praesidēret	praesidērēmus	praesidērētis	praesidērent
	perfect	praesēderim	praesēderīs	praesēderit	praesēderīmus	praesēderītis	praesēderint
	pluperfect	praesēdissem	praesēdissēs	praesēdisset	praesēdissēmus	praesēdissētis	praesēdissent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praesidē	—	—	praesidēte	—
active	future	—	praesidētō	praesidētō	—	praesidētōte	praesidentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praesidēre	praesēdisse	praesessūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		praesidēns	—	praesessūrus	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praesidendī	praesidendō	praesidendum	praesidendō	praesessum	praesessū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: presidir
Old French: presider
- → English: preside
- French: présider
- Norman: présider
Galician: presidir
Italian: presedere, presiedere
Portuguese: presidir
Romanian: președea
Spanish: presidir

References

“praesideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praesideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
praesideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.