syndic
[ sin-dik ]
/ ˈsɪn dɪk /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM syndic
syn·dic·ship, nounWords nearby syndic
syndesmorrhaphy,
syndesmosis,
syndesmotomy,
syndetic,
syndeton,
syndic,
syndical,
syndicalism,
syndicate,
syndiotactic,
syndrome
Example sentences from the Web for syndic
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, noun syndical, adjectiveWord Origin for syndic
C17: via Old French from Late Latin
syndicus, from Greek
sundikos defendant's advocate, from
syn- +
dikē justice