preside

principal

noun PREH-zee-deh Rare

Origin: From Latin praesidens, 'presiding over'.

Also means

dean

Usage Note

Preside refers to the head of a secondary school (roughly equivalent to a principal or headteacher) or the dean of a university faculty. It is a common-gender noun: il preside (m) or la preside (f), both with the same form. Do not confuse with presidente (president/chair), which is a different role and word, though they share the same Latin root.

Examples

"Il preside ha convocato tutti gli insegnanti."

Natural Translation

The principal called all the teachers.

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