A). privilege of the front seats at public games, in theatres, in the public assemblies, bestowed as an honour on distinguished foreigners, ἀτελείη καὶ π. Hdt. 1.54 , 9.73 , cf. Ar. Th. 834 , X. Vect. 3.4 (pl.), Decr.Byz. ap. D. 18.91 ; προεδρίην Xenoph. 2.7 ; on ambassadors, Aeschin. 3.76 ; on citizens who had deserved well of their country, and (sometimes) on their descendants, Ar. Eq. 575 , 702 ; freq. in Inscrr., π. ἐν τῷ θεάτρῳ IG 22.1214.19 , cf. SIG 1003.13 (Priene, ii B.C.), etc.; π. τῶν ἀγώνων Pl. Lg. 881b ; προεδρίαι ἐν ταῖς πανηγύρεσι ib. 946e : hence, generally, authority, εἰσὶν ἐν π. Arist. Pol. 1292a9 ; precedence, place, π. ἀπονέμεσθαί τινι Hdn. 1.8.4 ; ἐκστῆναι τῆς π. Plu. 2.535b : in pl., Arist. Rh. 1361a35 : metaph., τὸν αὐλὸν εἰς τιμὴν καὶ π. ἄγοντες Plu. Pel. 19 ; προεδρίας ἐτυγχάνομεν we received attention, respectful treatment, PSI 4.380.3 (iii B.C.), cf. Sammelb. 5942.12 (iii B.C.); later, care, τῶν πραγμάτων πολλῆς π. δεομένων BGU 747 i 15 (ii A.D.); π. τῆς κοιλίης Aret. CD 1.3 .

2). in concrete sense, front seat, Δαρεῖον ἐν π. κατήμενον on a chair of state, Hdt. 4.88 ; ἐν τοῖσι ἀγῶσι π. ἐξαιρέτους Id. 6.57 ; ἐς τὴν π. πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται Ar. Ach. 42 : esp., at Athens, seats of the πρυτάνεις in the Ecclesia, ἡ π. τῶν πρυτάνεων Din. 2.13 .