presidency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: presidency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for presidency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
presidency n the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" Synonym(s): presidency, presidential term, administration the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" Synonym(s): presidency, presidentship
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Presidency \Pres"idency\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F. pr[82]sidence.] 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.