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Pronunciation : Pres"i*dent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Precedent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pres"i*dent
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] His angels president In every province. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pres"i*dent
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pr?sident, L. praesidens, -entis, p. pr. of praesidere. See Preside.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913