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superintendency

su·per·in·tend·en·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-in-ten-duh n-see, soo-prin-]
    • /ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-in-ten-duh n-see, soo-prin-]
    • /ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn-/

Definitions of superintendency word

  • noun plural superintendency a district or place under a superintendent. 1
  • noun plural superintendency the position or work of a superintendent. 1
  • noun plural superintendency Also, superintendence. the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight. 1
  • noun superintendency the office or jurisdiction of a superintendent 0
  • noun superintendency a district under the jurisdiction of a superintendent 0
See all 5 definitions of superintendency

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Origin of superintendency

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia -ency

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Parts of speech for Superintendency

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Superintendency

superintendency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for superintendency

noun superintendency

  • conduction — Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something.
  • coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • directorship — a person or thing that directs.
  • intendance — an administrative department, especially one in the government system introduced by the French statesman Richelieu during the 17th century, or the officials in charge of it.
All 10 Synonyms of superintendency

Antonyms for superintendency

noun superintendency

Just one Antonym for superintendency

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