The Collaborative International Dictionary
Presidence
Presidence \Pres"i*dence\, n. See Presidency. [Obs.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
presidence
"action of presiding," 1590s, from French présidence (14c.), from Medieval Latin praesidentia (see presidency).
Wiktionary
presidence
n. (obsolete form of presidency English)
Usage examples of "presidence".
It was composed of the presidents and councils of the parliament, the judges of the Courts of Aid and of Requests, and the officers of the Chamber of Account, under the general presidence of the minister of finance.