† surintendentn.adj.
Obsolete.1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxxiv. 66 Ther is a surintendent Counsell of ten.
= superintendent n. and adj.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent
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earl1483
overlookera1513
superior1554
superintender1573
superintendent1603
surintendent1645
epistates1651
intendant1652
referee1705
supercargo1713
surveillant1819
super1849
supe1908
1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. a Your Surintendents of Buildings.
1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue ii. 46 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. A Surintendant, sent more immediately from Court, to inspect the course of Affairs.
1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe I. ii. 179 Another Sur-intendant of the Royal Revenue.
a1721 M. Prior Charles & Clenard in Dialogues of Dead in Wks. (1907) II. 216 The Surintendants and Customers that keep the Register.
Derivatives
surinˈtendence n. (only in French form -ance) = superintendence n.
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society > authority > control > [noun] > superintendence
oversighta1400
surviewc1421
supervisionc1475
supervisorship1482
survey1535
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superintendence1559
superintendency1579
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supervising1634
intendment1638
supravision1642
surintendency1650
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supervisure1690
intendancy1727
surintendence1744
supervisance1816
overseering1854
overseeing1890
1744 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 12 June (1966) II. 331 The surintendance of all public diversions.
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society > authority > control > [noun] > superintendence
oversighta1400
surviewc1421
supervisionc1475
supervisorship1482
survey1535
surveying1538
superintendence1559
superintendency1579
superinspection1617
supervising1634
intendment1638
supravision1642
surintendency1650
supervisal1652
supervisure1690
intendancy1727
surintendence1744
supervisance1816
overseering1854
overseeing1890
1650 A. Cowley Let. 28 May in Wks. (Grosart) II. 347 In this distress of the Finances Monsieur Demery is dead, and Monsieur D'avaux, who was joined with him in the Surintendency has quitted the Charge.
a1695 C. O'Kelly Macariæ Excidium in T. C. Croker Narr. Contests Ireland (1841) 77 The surintendency of all affairs, both civil and military.
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