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Webster 1913 Edition

Syndic

Syn′dic

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Noun.
[L.
syndictus
, Gr. [GREEK] helping in a court of justice, advocate;
σύν
with + [GREEK] justice, akin to [GREEK] 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.
☞ 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 1828 Edition

Syndic

SYN'DIC

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Noun.
[L. syndicus; Gr. with, and justice.] An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a kind of magistrate entrusted with the affairs of a city or community. In Geneva, the syndic is the chief magistrate. Almost all the companies in Paris, the university, &c., have their syndics. The university of Cambridge has it syndics.

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