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superintendent definition

su·per·in·tend·ent (-in ten′dənt)

noun

  1. a person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor
  2. a person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian

Etymology: < LL(Ec) superintendens, prp. of superintendere, to superintend

adjective

that superintends

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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