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Webster 1913 Edition
Presidency
Pres′i-den-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Presidencies
(#)
. [Cf. F.
présidence
.] 1.
The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
2.
The office of president;
as, Washington was elected to the
. presidency
3.
The term during which a president holds his office;
as, during the
. presidency
of Madison4.
One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.
Webster 1828 Edition
Presidency
PRES'IDENCY
,Noun.
1.
The office of president. Washington was elected to the presidency of the United States by a unanimous vote of the electors.2.
The term during which a president holds his office. President J. Adams died during the presidency of his son.3.
The jurisdiction of a president; as in the British dominions in the East Indies.4.
The family or suit of a president. A worthy clergyman belonging to the presidency of Fort St. George.