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



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