Správc

Správc is a term used in several Slavic languages to denote an administrator, steward, or custodian. It refers to a person entrusted with the management, supervision, or guardianship of property, assets, or institutional affairs on behalf of another party.

In practice, the role can cover a range of duties. Examples include property management (the správc of a building or estate), asset administration (správca majetku), or religious and civic duties (such as a parish administrator or municipal administrator). In historical contexts, správc often appeared as a title for officials responsible for stewardship or guardianship in estates and monasteries. In modern usage, more common terms in many languages describe the same function, while správc may be encountered in archival texts, dialects, or specific formal titles.

In contemporary technology and business language, the direct equivalent is usually správca or a compound of that form, used for roles such as system administrator (správca systému) or IT administrator. The word správc can also appear as a surname or as part of place names in some regions, though such usage is less common than its primary administrative sense.

Etymology and related terms: Správc derives from Slavic roots connected with administration and guardianship, linked with related words such as správa (administration) and spravovať (to administer). Related terms across languages include správca (administrator) and spravovať (to manage).