Hypertext Webster Gateway: "syndic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Syndic \Syn"dic\, n. (Civil Law)
One appointed to manage an estate, essentially as a trustee,
under English law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Syndic \Syn"dic\, n. [L. syndictus, Gr. ? helping in a court of
justice, advocate; sy`n with + ? justice, akin to ? to show:
cf. F. syndic. See {Teach}.]
1. An officer of government, invested with different powers
in different countries; a magistrate.
2. (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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
syndic
n : one appointed to represent a city or university or
corporation in business transactions
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