Definition of: presidency

(prez′ə·dən·sē) noun plural ·cies
1. The office, function, or term of office of a president.
2. Often cap. The office of president of the United States.
3. Often cap. Formerly, any of the three original provinces of British India: Bengal, Madras, and Bombay.
4. Brit. An administrative subdivision.
5. In the Mormon Church, a local administrative council of three men; also, the highest governing body of the church (First Presidency), consisting of the president and his two counselors. [<Med. L praesidentia]