Both Uses of
superintendent
in
Bleak House
- In the active superintendence of this young person, Judy Smallweed appears to attain a perfectly geological age and to date from the remotest periods.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- When we had finished and had our little dessert before us, embellished by the hands of my dear, who would yield the superintendence of everything prepared for me to no one, Miss Flite was so very chatty and happy that I thought I would lead her to her own history, as she was always pleased to talk about herself.†
Chpt 34-36
Definition:
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(superintendent) a person who directs and manages an organization -- such as a school district
or:
a caretaker of a building -- such as an apartment building