\Syn"dic\, n. (Civil Law)
One appointed to manage an estate, essentially as a trustee,
under English law.

\Syn"dic\, n. [L. syndictus, Gr. ? helping in a court of
justice, advocate; sy`n with + ? justice, akin to ? to show:
cf. F. syndic. See {Teach}.]
1. An officer of government, invested with different powers
   in different countries; a magistrate.
2. (Law) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men
   engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron;
   an assignee.
Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a
      bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the
      companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have
      their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has
      its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact
      special business, such as the regulation of fees, the
      framing of laws, etc.