Presidencies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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