preside
Meanings
verb
- To act as president or chairperson.
- To exercise authority or control.
- To be a featured solo performer.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Old French presider, from Latin praesidēre (“preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”). Displaced Old English foresittan, which might have been a calque of the Latin.
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