单词 | praeses |
释义 | praesesn. Chiefly Scottish in early use. 1. The president or chair of a meeting, committee, board, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings presidentc1390 praeses1619 pres.1686 father1771 1619 J. Hales Let. 22 Jan. 71 in Golden Remains (1659) I dealt with Mr. Præses concerning a Copy of M. Deans Valediction to the Synod. c1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 285 When he was broght before the Counsell, Bishop Bancroft, the preses, comanded him to kneele. a1698 W. Row Suppl. in R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) xii.470 Sharp is preses in that court. 1707 R. Sibbald Hist. Stirling (1892) 42 The Dean of Guild is always Praeses of the Town Council; which is contrary to the Custom of other Towns, wherein the Provost is always President. 1728 A. Ramsay On seeing Archers divert Themselves 87 ‘My lord, your toast’, the preses cries. 1763 J. Boswell Jrnl. 19 Jan. in London Jrnl. (1950) 155 It resembled a party's being worsted in the choice of praeses and clerk, at an election in a Scotch county. 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. IV. 461 The Earl of Finlater is hereditary preses or provost. 1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 46 §11 (Sc.) The preses of all meetings shall ascertain the determination thereof by a show of hands. 1898 P. S. Allen Let. 10 Oct. (1939) 16 When the Praeses introduced me, the Bishop said..‘You mustn't leave me alone with a man, who makes such bold proposals, President.’ 1938 St Andrews Citizen 24 Dec. 10 The chairman called on Mr B., preses of the Congregation, to make the presentation. 1981 Dict. National Biogr. 1961–70 713/2 For a time he was preses of Wellington church in Glasgow. 2. A moderator in a university. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > examiner > at universities regentc1447 moderator1573 moderatrix1577 tripos1660 tripus1670 praeses1761 senate-house examiner1855 opposer1891 1761 Proc. Faculty Meeting 15 July in W. R. Scott Adam Smith as Student & Professor (1937) 201 The Meeting in consequence of this final Refusal resolved to proceed upon the business for which they were summoned and accordingly elected Mr. Adam Smith Dean of Faculty to be præses of this meeting. 1789 Charter & Regs. of Royal College Physicians Edinb. 66 The records of the proceedings of the College shall not be delivered out to any of the members, excepting the preses, without the authority of the college. 1841 Rules Compilation of Catal. in Brit. Mus. Catal. Printed Bks. 1 p. v/1 The respondent or defender in a thesis to be considered its author, except when it unequivocally appears to be the work of the Præses. 1931 G. S. Gordon Let. 19 Dec. (1943) Is it possible that there is no such leisure for an academic official—whether Professor or Praeses—who has a conscience about the job he's paid for? 1967 Anglo-Amer. Catal. Rules: Brit. Text 27 Enter a dissertation written for defence in an academic disputation (according to the custom prevailing in European universities prior to the 19th century) under the praeses (the faculty moderator) unless the authorship can be well authenticated. 2003 University Wire (Pennsylvania) (Nexis) 16 May We're awarded a Scientiae or Artium Baccalaureus by the praeses, decanus and sigilli custos of the universitas, as stated on our diploma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1619 |
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