[soo-per-in-ten-duh
n-see, soo-prin-] 
| 1. | a district or place under a superintendent. |
| 2. | the position or work of a superintendent. |
| 3. | Also, su⋅per⋅in⋅tend⋅ence. the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight. |
| su·per·in·tend (sōō'pər-ĭn-těnd', sōō'prĭn-) tr.v. su·per·in·tend·ed, su·per·in·tend·ing, su·per·in·tends To oversee and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise. [Late Latin superintendere : Latin super-, super- + Latin intendere, to direct one's attention to; see intend.] su'per·in·ten'dence n. |