Definition of Preses

1. a chairman or president [n PRESES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preses

preservationist
preservationists
preservations
preservative
preservatives
preservatories
preservatory
preserve
preserved
preserver
preservers
preserves
preserveth
preservice
preserving
preses (current term)
preset
presets
presetting
presettle
presettled
presettlement
presettles
presettling
preshape
preshaped
preshapes

Literary usage of Preses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"... by the preses of the meeting, shall be delivered to the schoolmaster of the parish аз his authority for collecting and receiving the salary thereby ..."

2. The Conveyancer's Assistant: Or, A Series of Precedents in Conveyancing and by George Crabb (1835)
"... add, ' In which sd indre IP was duly authorized to deliver seisin of the sd preses to the sd (P) according to the tenor of the sd feoffment and seisin ..."

3. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1854)
"... and voting, shall rule the Decision ; and where the Votes of those present shall be equal, the preses of the Meeting shall have a Casting Vote. XV. ..."

4. A Digest of the Law of Elections: Containing the Proceedings at Elections by Daniel Lister (1828)
"The preses and clerk being chosen by the majority, no party shall choose another. ... Minutes of the election of preses and clerk to be signed. tuted by the ..."

5. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1833)
"The directors thereupon " appointed the preses, treasurer, and John Knox, ... On 21st June 1828, the preses and directors proceeded to a farther inquiry. ..."

6. The Upper Ward of Lanarkshire Described and Delineated by George Vere Irving (1864)
"Election of Masters: The former preses and Treasurer are directors, ex officio, for one year; the old preses chooses two from the old council, ..."

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