different between presidio vs presidium

English

Etymology

From Spanish presidio (“garrison”), from Latin praesidium, 1763.

Noun

presidio (plural presidios)

1. A garrisoned place, especially one that is or was once under Spanish control.
   • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,

     While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Derived terms

• Presidio County

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin praesidium.

Noun

presidio m (plural presidi)

1. garrison
2. presidium

Related terms

• presidiare

Etymology 2

Verb

presidio

1. first-person singular present indicative of presidiare

Further reading

• presidio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praesidium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?e?sidjo/, [p?e?si.ð?jo]

Noun

presidio m (plural presidios)

1. prison

   Synonym: cárcel

2. imprisonment
3. (historical, military) garrison

Descendants

• ? English: presidio

Further reading

• “presidio” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ?????????? (prezídium), from Latin praesidium. Doublet of presidio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???s?di.?m/

Noun

presidium (plural presidia or presidiums)

1. A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess. [1920]
2. Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.

Related terms

• presidio

Translations

References

Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition 1997

Anagrams

• peridiums

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

presidium n (definite singular presidiet, indefinite plural presidier, definite plural presidia or presidiene)

1. presidency
2. presidium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

presidium n (definite singular presidiet, indefinite plural presidium, definite plural presidia)

1. presidency
2. presidium