IN PRAESENTIA DOMINORUM

in praesentia dominorum (in pri-zen-shee-[schwa] dom-[schwa]-nor-[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. In presence of the lords. • The phrase was added to the presiding judge’s signature to indicate that the remaining judges did not have to sign the document because the presiding judge had signed the writing in their presence. — Abbr. IPD.