LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive

praesideō

praesideō (present infinitive praesidēre, perfect active praesēdī, supine praesessum)
Classical[prae̯ˈsɪ.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬iː.de.o]
praesidēns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to sit before or in front of
  2. to sit beforehand
  3. to guard, watch, protect, defend
  4. to preside over, have the care or management of, direct, command, control, govern, superintend

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praesideōpraesidēbampraesidēbōpraesēdīpraesēderampraesēderō
2nd sg.praesidēspraesidēbāspraesidēbispraesēdistīpraesēderāspraesēderis
3rd sg.praesidetpraesidēbatpraesidēbitpraesēditpraesēderatpraesēderit
1st pl.praesidēmuspraesidēbāmuspraesidēbimuspraesēdimuspraesēderāmuspraesēderimus
2nd pl.praesidētispraesidēbātispraesidēbitispraesēdistispraesēderātispraesēderitis
3rd pl.praesidentpraesidēbantpraesidēbuntpraesēdērunt
praesēdēre		praesēderantpraesēderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praesideampraesidērempraesēderimpraesēdissem
2nd sg.praesideāspraesidērēspraesēderīspraesēdissēs
3rd sg.praesideatpraesidēretpraesēderitpraesēdisset
1st pl.praesideāmuspraesidērēmuspraesēderīmuspraesēdissēmus
2nd pl.praesideātispraesidērētispraesēderītispraesēdissētis
3rd pl.praesideantpraesidērentpraesēderintpraesēdissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praesidē—
pres. 2nd pl.praesidēte—
fut. 2nd sg.praesidētō—
fut. 3rd sg.praesidētō—
fut. 2nd pl.praesidētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praesidentō—
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraesidēre—
perfect infinitivepraesēdisse—
future infinitivepraesessūrum esse—
present participlepraesidēns
praesidente, praesidentem, praesidentēs, praesidentī, praesidentia, praesidentibus, praesidentis, praesidentīs, praesidentium		—
future participlepraesessūrus
praesessūra, praesessūrā, praesessūrae, praesessūram, praesessūrārum, praesessūrās, praesessūre, praesessūrī, praesessūrīs, praesessūrō, praesessūrōrum, praesessūrōs, praesessūrum		—
gerundpraesidendī, praesidendō, praesidendumsupinepraesessum, praesessū

prae-sĭdĕo, sēdi (praesīdi in best MSS., Tac. A. 1, 76), ēre, v. n. and a.
I. [sedeo], to sit before or in front of.
I. Lit. (mostly postclass. and rare): pro aede Capitolini Jovis praesidere, Suet. Aug. 26.—
B. Transf., in time, to sit beforehand: in cujus (Mutini) sinu nubentes praesident, ut, etc., Lact. 1, 20 fin.—
II. Trop.
A. To guard, watch, protect, defend.
(a). With dat.: ego hic tibi praesidebo, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 47: ego hic restitrix praesidebo, id. Truc. 4, 2, 5; id. Rud. 4, 4, 7: urbi, Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 20; Liv. 22, 11, 9; cf. id. 10, 17; 23, 32 init.; 24, 40 init.; 36, 5, 5; 38, 51, 8: Gallia, quae semper praesidet atque praesedit huic imperio libertatique communi, Cic. Phil. 5, 13, 37: huic urbi, atque huic imperio, id. Sull. 31, 86.—
(b). With acc.: socios, Sall. H. 2, 28 Dietsch: agros suos, id. ib. 3, 66: proximum Galliae litus, Tac. A. 4, 5: civium manus litora oceani praesidebat, id. ib. 4, 72.—
B. To preside over, to have the care or management of, to superintend, direct, command (syn. praesum).
(a). With dat.: ut idem ad portas urbanis praesideat rebus, Caes. B. C. 1, 85: Mars...praesidet armis, Ov. F. 3, 85: Actiacis ludis, Suet. Tib. 6: spectaculis, id. Claud. 7.—
(b). With acc.: P. Atellio, qui Pannoniam praesidebat, who commanded in Pannonia, Tac. A. 12, 29: exercitum, to command, id. ib. 3, 39.—
(g). With in and abl.: Metellus in agro Piceno praesidebat, Sall. C. 57, 2.—
(d). Absol.: (in senatu) princeps praesidebat, presided, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 10.—Hence, praesĭdens, entis, P. a.; as subst.: a president, director, ruler (post-Aug. for praeses): superbia praesidentium, governors, Tac. A. 3, 40: praesidentium apparitores, Cod. Th. 8, 7, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraesideō

Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin praesideō From prae- + sedeō (“sit”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpresidir
  • Englishpresidefrom Old French presider
  • Frenchprésiderfrom Old French presider
  • Italianpresedere
  • Italianpresiedere
  • Portuguesepresidir
  • Romanianpreședea
  • Spanishpresidir
  • Normanprésiderfrom Old French presider
  • Galicianpresidir

In English words that came into English from praesideō

  • presidentpraesidēns
  • presidepraesideō
  • presidiumpraesidium
  • presidentiarypraesidentia
  • presidiopraesidium

Quick answers

What does praesideō mean in Latin?
praesideō, a verb, means “to sit before or in front of; to sit beforehand; to guard, watch, protect, defend”.
What are the principal parts of praesideō?
praesideō, praesidēre, praesēdī, praesessum (second conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce praesideō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsɪ.de.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬iː.de.o].
Where does praesideō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praesideō.
Which English words come from praesideō?
English words that go back to Latin praesideō include president, preside, presidentiary, presidium and presidio.