Category:President

Pres"i*dent, n.

Defn: precedent. [obs.] Bacon.

President Pres"i*dent, a.

Defn: occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest Authority; presiding. [r.] His angels president in every province. Milton.

President Pres"i*dent, n. Etym: [f. président, l. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of Praesidere. See preside.]

1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, As of a legislative body. Specifically: (a) the chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, Society, or the like. (b) the chief executive officer of the government in certain Republics; as, the president of the united states.

2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [obs.] Just apollo, president of verse. Waller.