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English
Etymology
From Middle French presidial, from Latin praesidialis, variant of praesidalis, from praeses (“provincial governor”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
presidial (comparative more presidial, superlative most presidial)
- Belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial.
- Pertaining to a president or one who presides; presidential.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 22:the doorway was vacant save for a large brindled cur that stood upon the threshold, wagging his tail and watching the scene with a suave, indulgent, presidial gaze, as if he were the patron of the ball.
- Having or relating to a garrison.
Synonyms
Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation 1435, borrowed from Latin praesidialis.[1]
Adjective
presidial m (feminine singular presidiale, masculine plural presidiaulx, feminine plural presidiales)
- of or relating to a court having the ability to make a judgment of up to 250 pounds without the possibility of appeal
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (presidial, supplement)