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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
syn·dic       [sin-dik] Pronunciation Key
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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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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syndic

noun
one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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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Syndic

Syn"dic\, n. (Civil Law) One appointed to manage an estate, essentially as a trustee, under English law.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Syndic

Syn"dic\, n. [L. syndictus, Gr. ? helping in a court of justice, advocate; sy`n with + ? justice, akin to ? to show: cf. F. syndic. See Teach.]

1. An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate.

2. (Law) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.

Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees, the framing of laws, etc.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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