praesidium

== English == === Etymology === From Latin praesidium. Doublet of presidio and presidium. === Noun === praesidium (plural praesidia or praesidiums) Alternative form of presidium. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === praesidium m (plural praesidiums) alternative spelling of présidium === Further reading === “praesidium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Etymology === From praeses (“guardian, defender”) +‎ -ium or praesideō (“to guard, defend”) +‎ -ium. === Noun === praesidium n (genitive praesidiī or praesidī); second declension defence, protection, guardianship Synonyms: mūnītiō, mūnīmentum help, aid, assistance Synonyms: ops, auxilium, subsidium, adiumentum guard, garrison, convoy, escort Synonyms: custōs, appāritor ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: preséu Catalan: presidi, presídium French: présidium, praesidium, præsidium Italian: presidio Portuguese: presídio Romanian: prezidiu Spanish: presillo → Spanish: presidio → English: presidio → Russian: президиум (prezidium) → English: presidium → Ukrainian: прези́дія (prezýdija) === References === “praesidium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “praesidium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "praesidium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “praesidium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “praesidium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “praesidium”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press