a business agent of some universities or other bodies
2.
(in several countries) a government administrator or magistrate with varying powers
Derived forms
syndicship (ˈsyndicˌship)
noun
syndical (ˈsyndical)
adjective
Word origin
C17: via Old French from Late Latin syndicus, from Greek sundikos defendant's advocate, from syn- + dikē justice
syndic in American English
(ˈsɪndɪk)
noun
1. British
a business agent or manager, esp. of a university
2.
any of various government officials in some European countries; esp., a civil magistrate or the like
Word origin
Fr < LL syndicus, representative of a corporation < Gr syndikos, helping in a court of justice, hence, defendant's advocate, judge < syn-, together + dikē, justice < IE base *deik-, to point out > diction, token
Examples of 'syndic' in a sentence
syndic
A syndic, fellow I've known for years, he did just that, north of here, in'66.