What does "presidency" mean?

Presidency: The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.

Additional senses

  1. 2.The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.
  2. 3.One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.

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