SYNDIC
syndic
(noun) one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
syndic (plural syndics)
A government official, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva.
(legal) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn"dic, n. Etym: [L. syndictus, Gr. syndic. See Teach.]
1. An officer of government, invested with different powers in
different countries; a magistrate.
2. (Law)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition