Added 9 October 2026
preside
/pɹɪˈzaɪd/ verb
In Latin: praesum, sedeō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about preside at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Act as president.
preside over companies and corporations
Origin
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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