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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pre·side       [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       (prĭ-zīd')  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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Presiding

Pre*sid"ing\, a. & n. from Preside.

Presiding elder. See under 2d Elder.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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