praesideo
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈsi.de.oː/, [präe̯ˈs̠ɪd̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈsi.de.o/, [preˈs̬iːd̪eo]
Verb
praesideō (present infinitive praesidēre, perfect active praesēdī, supine praesessum); second conjugation, no passive
- to sit before or in front of
- to sit beforehand
- to guard, watch, protect, defend
- to preside over, have the care or management of, direct, command, control, govern, superintend
Conjugation
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
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References
- “praesideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praesideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praesideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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