praeses

Latin

Etymology

From praesideō.

Noun

praeses m (genitive praesidis); third declension

  1. sitting before ...
  2. protector, guard, guardian, defender
  3. head, chief, ruler

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praeses praesidēs
Genitive praesidis praesidum
Dative praesidī praesidibus
Accusative praesidem praesidēs
Ablative praeside praesidibus
Vocative praeses praesidēs

Derived terms

References
  • praeses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeses in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeses in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • praeses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • praeses in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeses in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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