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a) The condition of being a superintendentb) The act of superintending
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Superintendency — Su per*in*tend en*cy, n.; pl. { cies}. The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superintendency — index generalship Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
superintendency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1598 the office, post, or jurisdiction of a superintendent; also superintendence … New Collegiate Dictionary
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;… … Universalium
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
