Hypertext Webster Gateway: "superintendence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Superintendence \Su`per*in*tend"ence\, n. [Cf. F.
superintendance.]
The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose
of direction; supervision. --Barrow.
Syn: Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control;
guidance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
superintendence
n : management by overseeing the performance or operation of a
person or group [syn: {supervision}, {supervising}, {oversight}]
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