Presidency

Definition of Presidency

Pres´i`den`cy

n.	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.

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