presidio
noun
a garrisoned fort; military post.
presidial
-
a word derived from
presidio.
Example Sentences
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The positions of governor and presidial commander were made attractive largely by the opportunity which they afforded for making money in addition to the fixed salaries.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
The presidial soldiers were provided with two kinds of arms, offensive and defensive.
From The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge
The punishment of this audacious violation of the rights of the Protestants was at first left by parliament to the inferior or presidial judges, and the investigation dragged.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Henry Martyn Baird
The Jesuit advance up the slope.—The advance up the Pacific coast mainland was led throughout the seventeenth century by the Jesuit missionaries, supported by presidial soldiers and small citizen colonies.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
In the greater bailiwicks of cities of importance, Henry II. established a collegial constitution under the name of presidial courts....
From An Essay on the Trial by Jury by Lysander Spooner
