presidence
See also: présidence
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English presydence, from Middle French presidence and Medieval Latin prēsidentia.
Noun edit
presidence
- 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 edit
- “presidence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.