Syndic

The title of Syndic was a designation of rank used in some societies, particularly among the Chiss.

Three distinct pieces of evidence go some way towards defining to the use of the title of Syndic among the Chiss. Among the warriors of his own rogue House Phalanx, Grand Admiral Thrawn was known as "Syndic Mitth'raw'nuruodo". A study produced by the University of Sanbra in the last years of the New Republic suggests that the same title was also borne by the commanders of Colonial Phalanxes, the military forces attached to one the twenty eight colony worlds of the Chiss Ascendancy. However, the existance of a rank of Syndic with high authority over the whole Chiss Expansionary Defence Force is implied by former Imperial General Baron Soontir Fel's assumption of the rank of Assistant Syndic when he joined the CEDF in about 29 ABY. In sum, it is not entirely clear what the various usages indicate, or if and how they might overlap.

Finally, it can be noted that the title of Syndic was not exclusively restricted to the Chiss. For instance, Talon Kaarde sometimes used the alias of Syndic Pandis Hart, a business representative from the planet Sif-Uwana.