Both Uses of
superintendent
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The dairy superintendence shall be done by a man—I can afford it well—you shall never have so much as to look out of doors at haymaking time, or to think of weather in the harvest.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- Whether it was suggested by Bathsheba's recent act of promotion or not, the farmer proposed at the interview that Gabriel should undertake the superintendence of the Lower Farm as well as of Bathsheba's, because of the necessity Boldwood felt for such aid, and the impossibility of discovering a more trustworthy man.†
Chpt 49-51
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