intendancy

[ in-ten-duhn-see ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn dən si /

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noun, plural in·tend·an·cies.

the office or function of an intendant.

a body of intendants.

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

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Origin of intendancy

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

Words nearby intendancy

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

How to use intendancy in a sentence

In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
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
His mind had been dwelling upon the great affairs of his Intendancy and the mad policy of the Court of Versailles.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
Certainly M. de Lauson was feathering his nest and that of his children before giving up the intendancy.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton

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

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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