n.
Pronunciation: ' pre-z ə -d ə n(t)-s ē , ' prez-d ə n(t)- also ' pre-z ə - ˌ den(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 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