intendancy
noun
the office or function of an intendant.
intendancies
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pluralof intendancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The intendancies.—The primary purpose of the intendancies was to provide for the fiscal administration.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
The ancient and confusing "provinces," "governments," "intendancies," "pays d'état" "pays d'élection" "parlements," and "bailliages" were swept away.
From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. Hayes
At that time Gálvez favored eleven intendancies, dependent on the viceroy as superintendent general of revenues.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
Held offices in the intendancies of Bordeaux and Lyons, and intendant of Hainant from 1661 to 1663.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
The Spanish dominions were divided into viceroyalties and subdivided into captaincies general, presidencies, and intendancies.
From Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors by William R. (William Robert) Shepherd
