preses
noun
pre·ses
ˈprēˌsēz
plural preses
chiefly Scottish
: the president or presiding officer (as of a meeting or group) : chairman
Word History
Etymology
Latin praesid-, praeses guard, president, ruler, from praesidēre to guard, preside over
- on the half hour
- on the half shell
- on the heels of
- on the home front
- on the hoof
- on the hook for
- on the horizon
- on the horn
- on the horns of a dilemma
- on the hour
- on the house
- on the hunt
- on the hustings
- on the increase
- on the inside
- on the job
- on the knife-edge
- on the lam
- on the latch
- on the level
- on the line
- on the lips of
- on the lookout for
- on the loose
- on the make