presidial
UK/pɹɪˈsɪdɪ.əl/
presidial adjective: belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial.
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.
- 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.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 22
- Having or relating to a garrison.
- There are three presidial castles in this city.1655, James Howell, “To Sir T. H. Knight”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- presidiary
Synonyms of presidial
Forms of presidial
| comparative | more presidial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most presidial |
| alternative form | præsidial |
Origin of presidial
From Middle French presidial, from Latin praesidialis, variant of praesidalis, from praeses (“provincial governor”).
Words formed from presidial
Questions about presidial
- What does presidial mean?
- Presidial means belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial.
- What part of speech is presidial?
- Presidial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce presidial?
- Presidial is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪdɪ.əl/ (UK).
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