/prez"i deuhn see/ , n. , pl. presidencies .
1. the office, function, or term of office of a president.
2. ( often cap. ) the office of President of the United States.
3. Mormon Ch.
a. a local governing body consisting of a council of three.
b. ( often cap. ) the highest administrative body, composed of the prophet and his two councilors.
4. the former designation of any of the three original provinces of British India: Bengal, Bombay, and Madras.
[ 1585-95; praesidentia. See PRESIDENT, -ENCY ]