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The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.

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  1. n. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
  2. n. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.
  3. n. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. the tenure of a president
  6. n. the office and function of president
  7. 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 Madison. 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.
  8. n:100 n. the tenure of a president n. the office and function of president