syndic

[ sin-dik ]

/ ˈsɪn dɪk /

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noun

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

a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM syndic

syn·dic·ship, noun

Words nearby syndic

syndesmorrhaphy, syndesmosis, syndesmotomy, syndetic, syndeton, syndic, syndical, syndicalism, syndicate, syndication, syndiotactic

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How to use syndic in a sentence

Yet, despite his recognition by the Syndic de la Haute Couture, very few in the west have heard of Valentin Yudashkin.
Valentin Yudashkin, Russia’s Couture King|Erin Cunningham|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus Callixtus became the syndic of the public cemetery of the church, which still bears his name.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The Syndic of Tours is not accustomed to be thus talked to by strolling jesters from foreign parts.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott
M. Chouet, at that time first syndic, wrote me a polite but very cold letter, which will be found amongst my papers.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

The Syndic turned to the student, and licked his lips, his features more pinched than usual.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman
The young man bowed and waited, standing where he was, until the bustle attending the Syndic's departure had quite died away.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman

British Dictionary definitions for syndic

syndic

/ (ˈsɪndɪk) /

noun

British a business agent of some universities or other bodies

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

Derived forms of syndic

syndicship, nounsyndical, adjective

Word Origin for syndic

C17: via Old French from Late Latin syndicus, from Greek sundikos defendant's advocate, from syn- + dikē justice

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