praesum

Latin

Šablon:Tit2

From prae- +‎ sum

Šablon:Tit2

• (Classical) MFA^(ključ): /ˈprae̯.sum/, [ˈprae̯.sʊ̃ˑ]

Šablon:Tit2

praesum

1. I am before something
2. I preside or rule over
3. I lead, take the lead
4. I command, have command, be in command of, have charge of, be in charge of
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 26.1:

     Si supplemento opus esset, suppleret de legionibus quibus P. Cornelius pro praetore in Sicilia praeesset, […]

     If reinforcements were needed, he should supply them with the legions which Publius Cornelius, propraetor, was in charge of in Sicily, […]

Conjugation

Note: This verb takes a dative object. Šablon:la-conj

Šablon:Tit2

• Šablon:Tit2

  • 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.
    • to have the management of the state: rei publicae praeesse
      
    • to perform official duties: munere fungi, muneri praeesse
      
    • to be president of a court: iudicio praeesse
      
    • to preside over an inquiry: quaestioni praeesse
      
    • to be at the head of an army: praeesse exercitui
      
    • to be commander-in-chief: imperii summae praeesse