presidentship

American  

[prez-i-duhnt-ship] / ˈprɛz ɪ dəntˌʃɪp /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. presidency.

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Etymology

Origin of presidentship

First recorded in 1515–25; president + -ship

Example Sentences

I had the honour of being on the committee under the presidentship of the Lord Mayor of London, for the victualling of Paris after her surrender.

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John

If this passes during the presidentship of General Jackson, it will immortalize his reign more than paying off the national debt.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton

He himself had good reason for thinking so, as he had obtained the presidentship by rebelling while in charge of this same fortress.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

A revision of the existing canons by a mixed commission, under the presidentship of their common head, the King, was to restore the unity of legislation.

From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von

He is deeply involved in the politics of his country, and, as I said before, is a candidate for the next presidentship.

From First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 by Trotter, Isabella Strange