different between presidential vs presidency

English

From president +? -ial.

presidential (comparative more presidential, superlative most presidential)

Pertaining to a president or presidency. [from 17th c.]
(obsolete) Presiding or watching over. [17th-19th c.]
With the bearing or composure that befits a president; stately, dignified. [from 19th c.]
- 2016, Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 20 November:
  I feel my age and supposed status mean I am permanently required to be in presidential mode. And I mean this in the old sense of “presidential”, meaning magnanimous, patient and generous, rather than in the modern sense of presidential, meaning being a corrupt, pussy-grabbing racist.

From Medieval Latin praesidentia.

presidency (countable and uncountable, plural presidencies)

The office or role of president.
After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.
The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.
Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.
In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.

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