intendancy

[in-ten-duh n-see]

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.

Origin of intendancy

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

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Examples from the Web for intendancy

Historical Examples of intendancy

The intendancy of which this town was the capital was one of the richest in Mexico.
The Queen of the Savannah
Gustave Aimard
In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.
The Colonization of North America
Herbert Eugene Bolton
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
In 1668 left for France, but returned to Canada in 1670, and resumed the intendancy.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for intendancy

intendancy

noun

the position or work of an intendant

intendants collectively

history the district or area administered by an intendant

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