intendancy

[ in-ten-duh n-see ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn dən si /

noun, plural in·tend·an·cies.

the office or function of an intendant.

Also intendency. a district under the charge of an intendant.

Nearby words

intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment

Origin of intendancy

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

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Examples from the Web for intendancy

As a result of the English war, in 1764 Havana was made the seat of an independent captaincy-general and of an intendancy.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
The intendancy of which this town was the capital was one of the richest in Mexico.
The Queen of the Savannah|Gustave Aimard
The best comes from the forests round the village of Zentila, in the intendancy of Oaxaca.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

The intendancy of Yucatan forms a peninsula, about a hundred leagues in length, between the bays of Campeachy and Honduras.
Travels in North America, From Modern Writers|William Bingley

British Dictionary definitions for intendancy

intendancy

/ (ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ) /

noun

the position or work of an intendant

intendants collectively

history the district or area administered by an intendant

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intendancy

noun, plural in·tend·an·cies.

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British Dictionary definitions for intendancy

intendancy

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