superintendence
1Superintendence — Su per*in*tend ence, n. [Cf. F. superintendance.] The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision. Barrow. [1913 Webster] Syn: Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control; guidance. [1913 Webster] …
2superintendence — index administration, agency (legal relationship), auspices, charge (custody), control (supervision) …
3superintendence — 1570s, from SUPERINTEND (Cf. superintend) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …
4superintendence — Avoir la Superintendence des affaires de la ville, Praesidere rebus vrbanis. Le gouvernement et superintendence de toute la justice, Iustitiae ius dicentis genius summaque. B. Qui a la superintendence de quelque chose, Praefectus. Qui a la… …
5superintendence — superintend ► VERB ▪ manage or oversee. DERIVATIVES superintendence noun …
6superintendence — noun Date: 1603 the act or function of superintending or directing ; supervision …
7superintendence — See superintend. * * * …
8superintendence — noun The act of superintending; supervision …
9superintendence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. direction, management, supervision; see administration 1 , command 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Authoritative control over the affairs of others: administration, direction, government, management, supervision. See… …
10superintendence — su·per·in tend·ence || ‚suËpÉ™(r)ɪntÉ™ndÉ™ns n. act of superintending, supervision, management …
