Precedent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.] His angels president In every province. Milton.
One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically:
The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like.
The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States.
A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.] Just Apollo, president of verse. Waller.
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