praesum

== Latin == === Alternative forms === presum (Medieval Latin) === Etymology === From prae- + sum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈprae̯.sũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɛː.s̬um] === Verb === praesum (present infinitive praeesse, perfect active praefuī, future active participle praefutūrus); irregular conjugation, suppletive, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund to be before something to preside or rule over Synonyms: prīncipor, praecūrō to lead, take the lead Synonym: praedūcō to command, have command, be in command of, have charge of, be in charge of (with dative of the thing or person being commanded) Synonyms: praecipiō, praesideō classi/exercitui praeesse ― to command a navy/army ==== Conjugation ==== Note: This verb takes a dative object. 1Old Latin or in poetry. ==== Derived terms ==== praesēns === References === “praesum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “praesum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “praesum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. praesum in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication