† presiˈdentiary, a. and n. Obs.
[f. as prec. + -ary1.]
A. adj. = presidential 2; presiding.
| 1668 H. More Div. Dial. v. x. (1713) 439 They [Angels] are Presidentiary Powers over such in this Terrestrial Region. 1681 ― Exp. Dan. v. 144 Michael is the Presidentiary Angel of the Jewish Nation. |
B. n. A presidential or presidial officer.
| 1655 tr. Com. Hist. Francion ii. 2 You are more eloquent than all the parlaments, presidentiaries, and seneschals, or the subalternate courts of justice in France. |