syndic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French syndic (“delegated representative; a chief magistrate of Geneva; a censor; critic (obsolete)”), from Late Latin syndicus (“syndic, representative of a corporation or town”), from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate of a defendant”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together, with”) + δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “law, order”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)) + -ος (-os). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪndɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪndɪk Hyphenation: syn‧dic === Noun === syndic (plural syndics) (government) A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland. (chiefly UK) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; specifically, in the University of Cambridge, a member of the senate appointed to carry out specific duties. (Catholicism) A layperson who is given official responsibility for the finances, care, and civil administration of the nonreligious details of a convent or religious community. ==== Alternative forms ==== syndick (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== syndicship ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Thesaurus:official === Notes === === References === === Further reading === Syndic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin syndicus (“syndic”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate of a defendant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛ̃.dik/ === Noun === syndic m (plural syndics, feminine syndique) syndic ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “syndic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012