All 3 Uses of
preside
in
Middlemarch
- So Miss Brooke presided in her uncle's household, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the homage that belonged to it.†
Chpt 1
- Every one now sat down, Mr. Bulstrode presiding, pale and self-restrained as usual.†
Chpt 2 *
- Still, you see, he spent his evenings at the Vincys', where the matron, though less of a lady, presided over a well-lit drawing-room and whist.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(preside) to be in charge; or to head; or to be the chairperson -- especially of a formal meeting or ceremony