syndic

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an official or agent appointed to manage the affairs of a corporation, university, municipality, or similar body

   The university appointed a syndic to negotiate the property agreement.

2. 2
   noun

   a civic magistrate, especially one of the chief magistrates of Geneva; historical

   The syndic presided over the council's deliberations in Geneva.

3. 3
   noun

   a lay administrator responsible for the finances and civil affairs of a religious community

   The monastery's syndic kept the accounts and handled contracts with local suppliers.

Borrowed from French syndic, from Late Latin syndicus, 'representative of a corporation or town,' from Greek syndikos, 'advocate.' The Greek word combines syn- ('together, with') + dike ('justice, legal case'), reflecting the syndic's role in representing another body's interests.

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