From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, noun; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F. pr['e]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.
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