Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F.
pr['e]sidence.]
1. The function or condition of one who presides;
superintendence; control and care.

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

3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,
during the presidency of Madison.

4. 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.