syndic
syndic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Law) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee. Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees, the framing of laws, etc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accusation
- adjudge
- arbiter
- arbitrator
- archon
- assessor
- assistant
- assize
- barmaster
- barrister
- beak
- box
- cadi
- case
- censor
- chancellor
- come
- common
- conservator
- county
- court
- critic
- determine
- domesman
- ephor
- grand
- his
- honor
- judge
- judgment
- judicial
- jurat
- juror
- jury
- juryman
- justice
- justiciar
- justiciary
- kadi
- litigant
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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