English → Latin
“superintendence” in Latin
cūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowgubernātiōsteering, pilotage; direction, control; management, governmentmoderātiōmoderation; self-control; guidancegestiōto gesticulate; to exult, be joyful, cheerful; to desire, be eagercūrātiōtreatment, care, operation (medical, surgical); administration, office (public)prōcūrātiōadministration, management; stewardshipnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair; difficulty, pains, trouble, labor; matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα (prâgma))
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
superintendence
cura (management; alicujus rei): gubernatio: moderatio (government, the conducting of state affairs, rei publicae): gestio (the managing; e.g., negotii): curatio: procuratio (management, a taking care of anything). To commit the command of anything to anybody, alicui aliquid curandum tradere; curam alicujus rei alicui demandare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for superintendence?
- The usual Latin words for “superintendence” are cūra, gubernātiō, moderātiō; also gestiō, cūrātiō, prōcūrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.