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intendancy

[ in-ten-duhn-see ]

noun

, plural in·tend·an·cies.
  1. the office or function of an intendant.
  2. a body of intendants.
  3. Also a district under the charge of an intendant.


intendancy

/ ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ /

noun

  1. the position or work of an intendant
  2. intendants collectively
  3. history the district or area administered by an intendant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intendancy1

First recorded in 1590–1600; intend(ant) + -ancy
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Example Sentences

In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.

The best comes from the forests round the village of Zentila, in the intendancy of Oaxaca.

His mind had been dwelling upon the great affairs of his Intendancy and the mad policy of the Court of Versailles.

Certainly M. de Lauson was feathering his nest and that of his children before giving up the intendancy.

As a result of the English war, in 1764 Havana was made the seat of an independent captaincy-general and of an intendancy.

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