superintendentshipn.
/ˌsuːp(ə)rᵻnˈtɛnd(ə)ntʃɪp/, /ˌs(j)uːp(ə)rᵻnˈtɛnd(ə)ntʃɪp/, U.S. /ˌsupərᵻnˈtɛndəntˌʃɪp/ΘΚΠ
society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > kinds of bishop > [noun] > Anglican
superintendent?1544
superintendentship1565
magpiea1704
1565 T. Harding Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. v. x. f. 256v It should haue becomme Scoggin..or Will Sommer, to haue tolde this tale much better, then your superintendentships.
2. The office, position, or role of superintendent (in various senses); supervision or charge of some activity, person, organization, etc.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > position of
superintendentship1567
intendancy1598
intendance1740
intendantship1892
1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. vi. xv. 697 Bishops can not vphold their kingdome by wrong doing... Therefore we are well assured that your schismaticall superintendentship can not stande.
?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat D 4 b G. W. of Wig-house chosen to the..function of a pastor,..at length seased..on the superintendentship of Sidborough.
a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 207 The Assemblie nominated..for the superintendentship, Mr Alexander Gordoun, intituled Bishop of Galloway.
1693 London Gaz. No. 2919/1 The Super-Intendantship of his Catholick Majesties Revenues.
1716 M. Davies Diss. Author & Oecon. Lat. Drama 35 in Athenæ Britannicæ III That wel-proportion'd Superintendentship of crusty old Dinoth.
1798 T. Dutton tr. F. Nicolai Life & Opinions Sebaldus Nothanker I. i. iii. 56 Dr Stauzius had, since his preferment to the superintendentship found this doctrine of the eternity of Hell torments of greater use..than ever.
1849 Gentleman's Mag. May 543/2 During the time he held the..superintendentship of Devonport dockyard, Captain Ross was universally esteemed.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 1/3 The Superintendentship of the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield.
c1942 M. T. King Mothercraft (new ed.) i. 2 This position he retained for fifteen months, giving it up to take the Medical Superintendentship of the Seacliff Mental Hospital.
2005 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 7 Apr. The School Board has not addressed the superintendentship of Helena-West Helena after the four or five interviews that took place.
3. An instance of this; a position or period as a superintendent.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > period of office of
superintendentship1614
1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) i. xii. 64 In which his Superintendentship,..such laudable sciences as might safely be learned, he promoted and furthered.
1840 Anc. & Mod. Hist. China 84 During his superintendentship trade was carried on almost uninterruptedly.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Oct. 3/2 Promotion to a superintendentship direct from the Criminal Investigation Department is forbidden.
1933 Times 19 July 19/1 During the early years of his superintendentship Mr. Henry was able to show excellent results.
2001 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 25 May b1 He landed his first superintendentship in 1993, then led progressively larger districts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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