superintendency

[ soo-per-in-ten-duh n-see, soo-prin- ]

/ ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn- /

a district or place under a superintendent.

the position or work of a superintendent.

Also su·per·in·tend·ence. the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight.

Origin of superintendency

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia -ency

pre·su·per·in·tend·ence, noun pre·su·per·in·tend·en·cy, noun

The intention was to organize the superintendency as soon as convenient and give all employees their proper official status.

The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War |Annie Heloise Abel
The development of the department under the superintendency of William H. Maxwell has been along thoroughly modern lines.

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II |Stephen M. Ostrander
The individual files were arranged according to tribe, agency, or superintendency and every incoming letter had its own file mark.

The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist |Annie Heloise Abel
No change has been made in the superintendency, and a new impetus has been given to this work since it has been made a department.

Two Decades |Frances W. Graham and Georgeanna M. Gardenier

But how if the superintendency can't be had without the colonelcy?

Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty |J. W. de Forest

superintendency

/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənsɪ, ˌsuːprɪn-) /

the office or jurisdiction of a superintendent

a district under the jurisdiction of a superintendent