Sū'per-in-tēnd'ent1, a.
a. Overseeing; superintending. Howell.
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Superintendent
Sū'per-in-tĕnd'ent2, n.
n. 1. One who has the oversight and charge of something, with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an alms-house or work-house; the superintendent of public works; the superintendent of customs or finance. 2. A clergyman exercising supervision over the church and clergy of a district, without claiming episcopal authority. Syn.—Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator.