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syn⋅dic

  [sin-dik]
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–noun
1. a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
2. a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.
Origin:
1595–1605; < F < LL syndicus city official < Gk sýndikos counsel for defendant, equiv. to syn- syn- + dik- (s. of dik) justice + -os n. suffix

Related forms:
syn⋅dic⋅ship, noun
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syn·dic   (sĭn'dĭk)   
n.  

  1. One appointed to represent a corporation, university, or other organization in business transactions; a business agent.

  2. A civil magistrate or similar government official in some European countries.


[French, from Old French sindiz, from Late Latin syndicus, from Greek sundikos, public advocate : sun-, syn- + dikē, justice; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
syn'di·cal adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

syndic 
1601, "civil magistrate, especially in Geneva," from Fr. syndic "chief representative" (14c.), from L.L. syndicus "representative of a group or town," from Gk. syndikos "public advocate," from syn- "together" + dike "judgment, justice, usage, custom" (cognate with L. dicere "to show, tell;" see diction). Meaning "representative of a university or other corporation" first found 1607.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: syn·dic
Pronunciation: 'sin-dik
Function: noun
Etymology: French, government officer, from Late Latin syndicus, from Greek syndikos court assistant, advocate, from syn- together with + dikE right, judgment
in the civil law of Louisiana : a trustee of property owned by an insolvent or bankrupt debtor
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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