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Presiding

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pre⋅side

  [pri-zahyd]
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–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 praesidēre to preside over, lit., sit in front of, equiv. to prae- pre- + -sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit

Related forms:
pre⋅sid⋅er, noun
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pre·side   (prĭ-zīd')   
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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Word Origin & History

preside 
1611, from Fr. présider "preside over, govern" (15c.), from L. præsidere "stand guard, superintend," lit. "sit in front of," from præ- "before" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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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