president
president
subs.
President of the Assembly: P. ἐπιστάτης, ὁ.
Generally: P. πρόεδρος, ὁ, P. and V. προστά̆της, ὁ.
subs.
President of the Assembly: P. ἐπιστάτης, ὁ.
Generally: P. πρόεδρος, ὁ, P. and V. προστά̆της, ὁ.
PRESIDENT
praefectus (one who presides over an office or business; ☞ in the best prose always with a genitive or dative of the office etc.): magister (one who is intrusted with the oversight or care of an institution or the like): praeses (one who presides as the head): antistes (the head of a temple and of sacred offices belonging to it: ☞ rarely and only in the Silver Age in the more general sense of “a president “). To make one president of anything aliquem alicui rei praeficere or praeponere.
praefectus (one who presides over an office or business; ☞ in the best prose always with a genitive or dative of the office etc.): magister (one who is intrusted with the oversight or care of an institution or the like): praeses (one who presides as the head): antistes (the head of a temple and of sacred offices belonging to it: ☞ rarely and only in the Silver Age in the more general sense of “a president “). To make one president of anything aliquem alicui rei praeficere or praeponere.
president:
I. Person presiding: praefectus, with gen. or dat.: v.SUPERINTENDENT . Often better expr. by praesideo, praesum: v. TO PRESIDE .
II. Governor:
1. praeses, ĭdis: Suet. Aug. 23 (gen. term, including all provincial governors): Dig.
2. praefectus: v.GOVERNOR .
I. Person presiding: praefectus, with gen. or dat.: v.
II. Governor:
1. praeses, ĭdis: Suet. Aug. 23 (gen. term, including all provincial governors): Dig.
2. praefectus: v.
president
Presidents
- annual presidents substituted for kings at Corinth: Paus. 2.4.4
- of Council of Five Hundred at Athens: Paus. 1.5.1
- of Olympic games, at first one, afterwards two: Paus. 5.9.4
- Umpires