intendancy

[ in-ten-duhn-see ]

noun

, plural in·tend·an·cies.

1. the office or function of an intendant.
2. a body of intendants.
3. Also a district under the charge of an intendant.

intendancy

/ ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ /

noun

1. the position or work of an intendant
2. intendants collectively
3. history the district or area administered by an intendant

Word History and Origins

Origin of intendancy¹

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

Example Sentences

In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.

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The best comes from the forests round the village of Zentila, in the intendancy of Oaxaca.

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His mind had been dwelling upon the great affairs of his Intendancy and the mad policy of the Court of Versailles.

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Certainly M. de Lauson was feathering his nest and that of his children before giving up the intendancy.

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As a result of the English war, in 1764 Havana was made the seat of an independent captaincy-general and of an intendancy.

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