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noun, plural -cies.
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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia -ency
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia -ency
Related forms
pre·su·per·in·tend·ence, noun
pre·su·per·in·tend·en·cy, noun
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