noun
praesĭdātus
Meaning
- the office of governor of a province
praesĭdātus (praesĭdĭātus), ūs, m. praeses,
I. the office of governor of a province, governorship (post-class.):
Dalmatiae, Vop. Carin. 17: praesidatu regere, Aur. Vict. Caes. 29; Dig. 27, 1, 6.