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intendancy

American  
[in-ten-duhn-see] / ɪnˈtɛn dən si /

noun

plural

intendancies

  1. the office or function of an intendant.

  2. a body of intendants.

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

intendancy British  
/ ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ /

noun

  1. the position or work of an intendant

  2. intendants collectively

  3. history the district or area administered by an intendant

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Etymology

Origin of intendancy

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

Example Sentences

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Their desire for participation added to the creoles’ anger over the creation of the intendancy system.

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What were the four geographical regions within Spain’s intendancy system in the 1700s?

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This centralization of administration under the intendancy system brought with it industrial and economic development, and new material prosperity for peninsulares and creole landowners and merchants.

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Under the intendancy system, what did the Bourbon kings in Spain do?

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Worthless as he was, he found a place in the Court circle of the Governor, and aspired to supplant Bigot in the intendancy.

From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis

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