Preside Definition

prĭ-zīd
presided, presides, presiding
verb
To be in the position of authority in an assembly; serve as chairman.
Webster's New World
To have or exercise control or authority.
Webster's New World
To perform as the featured instrumentalist.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To exercise authority or control, oversit.

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Origin of Preside

  • French présider from Old French from Latin praesidēre prae- pre- sedēre to sit sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French presider, from Latin praesidere (“to preside"), from pre- (“before") + sedere (“to sit").

    From Wiktionary

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