syndic
syndic definition
syn·dic (sin′dik)
noun
- Brit. a business agent or manager, esp. of a university
- any of various government officials in some European countries; esp., a civil magistrate or the like
Etymology: Fr < LL syndicus, representative of a corporation < Gr syndikos, helping in a court of justice, hence, defendant's advocate, judge < syn-, together + dikē, justice < IE base *deik-, to point out > diction, token
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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