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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; < French < Late Latin syndicus city official < Greek sýndikos counsel for defendant, equivalent to syn- syn- + dik- (stem of dikḗ) justice + -os noun suffix
1595–1605; < French < Late Latin syndicus city official < Greek sýndikos counsel for defendant, equivalent to syn- syn- + dik- (stem of dikḗ) justice + -os noun suffix
Related forms
syn·dic·ship, noun
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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
EXPAND diction). Meaning "representative of a university or other corporation" first found 1607.
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