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pre·side    Audio Help   [pri-zahyd] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), -sid·ed, -sid·ing.
1.to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
2.to exercise management or control (usually fol. by over): The lawyer presided over the estate.
[Origin: 1605–15; < L praesidére to preside over, lit., sit in front of, equiv. to prae- pre- + -sidére, comb. form of sedére to sit]

—Related forms
pre·sid·er, noun
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pre·side    Audio Help   (prÄ­-zÄ«d')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides
  1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president.
  2. To possess or exercise authority or control.
  3. Music To be the featured instrumental performer: presided at the keyboard.


[French présider, from Old French, from Latin praesidēre : prae-, pre- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·sid'er n.
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Main Entry: pre·side
Pronunciation: pri-'zId
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: pre·sid·ed; pre·sid·ing
1 : to exercise guidance, direction, or control
2 : to occupy the place of authority : direct or regulate proceedings as chief officer

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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