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Webster 1913 Edition
Intendant
Webster 1828 Edition
Intendant
INTEND'ANT
,Noun.
1.
One who has the charge, oversight, direction or management of some public business; as an intendant of marine; as intendant of finance; a word much used in France, and sometimes in England and America, but we generally use in lieu of it superintendent.2.
In Charleston, S. Carolina, the mayor or chief municipal officer of the city.Definition 2024
Intendant
Intendant
See also: intendant
German
Noun
Intendant m (genitive Intendanten, plural Intendanten)
Declension
Declension of Intendant
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Intendant | die | Intendanten |
| genitive | eines | des | Intendanten | der | Intendanten |
| dative | einem | dem | Intendanten | den | Intendanten |
| accusative | einen | den | Intendanten | die | Intendanten |
intendant
intendant
See also: Intendant
English
Noun
intendant (plural intendants)
- (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.
- an intendant of finance
- A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries; (historical) the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France; and (historical) imperial China.
Synonyms
- (governor): governor; see also circuit intendant (Chinese)
Adjective
intendant (comparative more intendant, superlative most intendant)
- (obsolete) attentive