superintendency
[ soo-per-in-ten-duhn-see, soo-prin- ]
noun,plural su·per·in·tend·en·cies.
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
11590–1600; <Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia-ency
Other words from superintendency
- pre·su·per·in·tend·ence, noun
- pre·su·per·in·tend·en·cy, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for superintendency
superintendency
/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənsɪ, ˌsuːprɪn-) /
nounplural -cies
the office or jurisdiction of a superintendent
a district under the jurisdiction of a superintendent
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