syndic

[sin-dik]

noun

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

a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.

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

Related formssyn·dic·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for syndic

Contemporary Examples of syndic

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

Historical Examples of syndic

The syndic did, indeed, stare, but he never ventured a word in reply.
Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
Charles James Lever
In the evening I went to see the syndic and his young friends.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
His grandfather (I think) was a dignitary of a kind, the Syndic of the Pilots.
Some Reminiscences
Joseph Conrad
The syndic concluded, then, that the operation was physically impossible.
The Red True Story Book
Various
The Caliph approved the scheme, and the syndic was immediately sent for.
Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers
Various

British Dictionary definitions for syndic

syndic

noun

British a business agent of some universities or other bodies

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

Derived Formssyndicship, 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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Word Origin and History for syndic

c.1600, "civil magistrate, especially in Geneva," from French syndic "chief representative" (14c.), from Late Latin syndicus "representative of a group or town," from Greek syndikos "public advocate," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + dike "judgment, justice, usage, custom" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show, tell;" see diction). Meaning "representative of a university or other corporation" first found c.1600.