intendant

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=tend=ant

CIDE DICTIONARY

intendant, n. [F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's thoughts) to a thing. See Intend.].

 One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance.  [1913 Webster]

intendant, a. [See Intend.].

 Attentive.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intendant, n.
1 (esp. as a title of foreign officials) a superintendent or manager of a department of public business etc.
2 the administrator of an opera house or theatre.

Derivative

intendancy n.

Etymology

F f. L intendere (as INTEND)

ROGET THESAURUS

intendant

Director

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