Syndic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪndɪk/

Alternative forms

• syndick obsolete

Origin

French syndic.

Full definition of syndic

Noun

1. a government official, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva
• 1923: ‘To-morrow, after the midday prayer, mount an ass and make for the HabbānÄ«yah quarter and there enquire for the house of the syndic Barakah, known as AbÅ« Shāmah.’ — The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers
2. (legal) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people 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.The University of Cambridge has its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees, the framing of laws, etc.----