[pres.i.den.cy] n, pl -cies (1591) 1 a: the office of president b (1): the office of president of the U.S. (2): the American governmental institution comprising the office of president and various associated administrative and policy-making agencies
2: the term during which a president holds office
3: the action or function of one that presides: superintendence
4: a Mormon executive council of the church or a stake consisting of a president and two counselors