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superintendency

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su⋅per⋅in⋅tend⋅en⋅cy

[soo-per-in-ten-duhn-see, soo-prin-]
–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; < ML superintendentia, equiv. to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia -ency
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