superintendency

superintendency
/sooh'peuhr in ten"deuhn see, sooh'prin-/, n., pl. superintendencies.
1. a district or place under a superintendent.
2. the position or work of a superintendent.
3. Also, superintendence. the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight.
[1590-1600; < ML superintendentia, equiv. to superintend(ere) to SUPERINTEND + -entia -ENCY]

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  • superintendency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1598 the office, post, or jurisdiction of a superintendent; also superintendence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superintendency — noun a) The condition of being a superintendent b) The act of superintending …   Wiktionary

  • superintendency — n. position of superintendent …   English contemporary dictionary

  • superintendency — n. See superintendence …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • superintendency — su·per·in·tend·en·cy …   English syllables

  • superintendency — su•per•in•tend•en•cy [[t]ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn [/t]] n. pl. cies 1) a district or place under a superintendent 2) the position of a superintendent • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML superintendentia …   From formal English to slang

  • superintendency — /supərɪnˈtɛndənsi/ (say soohpuhrin tenduhnsee), /suprɪn / (say soohprin ) noun (plural superintendencies) 1. a district under a superintendent. 2. the position or work of a superintendent …  

  • superintendency — dənsē noun ( es) Etymology: superintendent + cy 1. : the office, post, or jurisdiction of a superintendent 2. : superintendence …   Useful english dictionary

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