Category:Presidency

Pres"i*den*cy, n.; pl. Presidencies. Etym: [cf. F. présidence.]

1. The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; Control and care.

2. The office of president; as, washington was elected to the Presidency.

3. The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the Presidency of madison.

4. One of the three great divisions of british india, the bengal, Madras, and bombay presidencies, each of which had a council of which Its governor was president.