单词 | superintendent general |
释义 | > as lemmassuperintendent general superintendent general n. now rare an official having control over a number of superintendents; (also) a minister having charge of a number of parish superintendents. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > chief superintendent general1613 Intendant-General1701 1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 62 The whole fleet consisted of 18937 footmen, 8650 mariners, 224 voluntaries.., seuenteene Superintendents Generall [Fr. Superintendants generaulx] of the Armie [etc.] 1727 R. Roach Great Crisis v. 107 John Andt, Superintendent General of Lunenburg, the great Reviver of Primitive Christianity. 1847 tr. C. C. J. Bunsen Constit. Church of Future vi. 143 For the two Churches of the Rhenish provinces and Westphalia, there is a superintendent-general appointed, to whom the title of bishop is also given. 1927 Times 6 July 21/2 Dr. W. J. Viljoen (Superintendent-General of Education, Cape Province). 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Nov. Questions are still ‘awaiting approval’ by the department's superintendent-general, Mr J. D. Terreblanche. < as lemmas |
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