(sarac or sareca, only used (Daniel 6:1) ... the Chaldee equivalent for Hebrew shter, probably from sara, Zend. a "head"), a high officer in the Persian court, a chief, a president, used of the three highest ministers.
·noun <<Precedent>>. II. President ·noun A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. III. Preside...
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At a general court-martial it is usual for the authority ordering it to name the president, and the ...
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