presidentship

[ prez-i-duhnt-ship ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. presidency.

Word History and Origins

Origin of presidentship¹

First recorded in 1515–25; president + -ship

Example Sentences

And then he had been, on the death of West, in 1820, elected to the presidentship of the Academy.

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The enclosed resolution informs you of Mr Boudinot's advancement to the Presidentship.

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On the change of government Peel, with much judgment, offered me the vice-presidentship of the board of trade.

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For a presidentship requireth a whole man; and a bishop cannot be two men.

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Of the subsequent election of Louis Napoleon to the presidentship we need not speak.

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