foresit means to take precedence or superiority over; to preside over. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
Why “foresit” is a great word
FORESIT — [Verb] To occupy a position of inherent precedence or superiority; to be placed before others in rank or importance. From Middle English, from fore- ("before") + sit ("to sit"), sometimes as a calque of Latin praesideō ("to preside over") or Old English foresittan ("to preside, sit before"). Unlike "preside," which emphasizes the formal execution of a chair's duties, or "oversee," which focuses on active supervision, to foresit connotes a foundational, often ceremonial station. It is the heavy oak chair on the dais facing the hall, the founding charter in its locked case, the eldest tree whose roots dictate the lay of the land—authority residing not in action, but in the quiet grammar of place.
Etymology
From fore- (“before”) + sit, sometimes as a calque of Latin praesideō or Old English foresittan.
verb
- To take precedence or superiority over; to preside over.“[S]o then as the Pꝛince hath the pꝛimacie in the gouernment of his Common wealth, and all thoſe which gouerne vnder him, gouerne by, and foꝛ him, ſo alſo hath he the pꝛecedency, and pꝛotocleſie, oꝛ foꝛeſitting in all aſſemblies befoꝛe the reſt, and ſuch other as haue pꝛecedencie oꝛ foꝛeſitting, haue it by the Pꝛinces indulgencie.”