ˈprez(ə)dən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, office of president, from Medieval Latin praesidentia
1. : the action or fact of presiding : direction , superintendence
by the presidence and guidance of an unseen governing power — William Wollaston
2. : presidency 1a
preserve both the senate and the presidence — P.G.Hamerton