syndic

American  

[sin-dik] / ˈsɪn dɪk /

noun

1. a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.

2. a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.

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syndic British  

/ ˈsɪndɪk /

noun

1. a business agent of some universities or other bodies

2. (in several countries) a government administrator or magistrate with varying powers

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Other Word Forms

• syndicship
  noun
• syndical
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of syndic

1595–1605; < French < Late Latin syndicus city official < Greek sýndikos counsel for defendant, equivalent to syn- syn- + dik- (stem of dikḗ ) justice + -os noun suffix

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

syndic

You've got your local syndic in your pocket, I grant you.

From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

The syndic, whose right leg was shorter than the left, sent for me to remedy the defect.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai

The masters of the trade, with the syndic Jacobus Paumgartner at their head, put in an appearance along with their housewives, followed by the master goldsmiths.

From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann

Quebec, Montreal, and Three Rivers were each to select a syndic, who could hold office for three years and could deliberate with but could not vote in the council.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

Take this account of how the banker, Del Ferice, obtained the decoration for a syndic who was one of his political supporters:— 'Del Ferice, left to himself, returned to the question of the mayor's decoration.

From Critical Studies by Ouida

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