Meaning

3 senses

  1. (UK)The administrator of an opera house or theater.

  2. (dated)One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.

    an intendant of finance

  3. A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China.

Origin

Originally and usually from French intendant, but translating Spanish or Chinese equivalen

Originally and usually from French intendant, but translating Spanish or Chinese equivalents in some contexts.

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Forms

plural: intendants
Singularintendant
Pluralintendants

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
governor:governorB1circuit intendant

Word family

2 related words
Derivedintendancyintendantship

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
intelligibilityintelligibleintemperanceintendB1intenseB1intenselyintensifyintensity

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