Presiding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preside \Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Presided}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Presiding}.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to
     sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See {Sit}.]
     1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy
        the place of president, chairman, moderator, director,
        etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer;


        as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the
        senate.
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     2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
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              Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Presiding \Pre*sid"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Preside}.
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     {Presiding elder}. See under 2d {Elder}.
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