presidial

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presidial

/pɹɪˈsɪdɪ.əl/ UK

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From Middle French presidial, from Latin praesidialis, variant of praesidalis, from praeses (“provincial governor”).

adjective more presidial · most presidial · præsidial

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.
Having or relating to a garrison. There are three presidial castles in this city.
Similar: presidiary

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@misc{presidial_2026,
  title = {presidial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/presidial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}