Preside \Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. &
vb. n. Presiding.]
[L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to
sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See Sit.]
1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy
the place of president, chairman, moderator, director,
etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer;
as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the
senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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