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Presidencies (gcide) | Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. Presidencies. [Cf. F.
pr['e]sidence.]
1. The function or condition of one who presides;
superintendence; control and care.
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2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
presidency.
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3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
during the presidency of Madison.
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4. 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.
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Presidencies (gcide) | Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. Presidencies. [Cf. F.
pr['e]sidence.]
1. The function or condition of one who presides;
superintendence; control and care.
[1913 Webster]
2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the
presidency.
[1913 Webster]
3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
during the presidency of Madison.
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4. 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.
[1913 Webster] |
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