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intendment

[ in-tend-muhnt ]
/ ɪnˈtɛnd mənt /
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noun

Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
intention; design; purpose.

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Origin of intendment

1350–1400; intend + -ment; replacing Middle English entendement<Middle French <Medieval Latin intendimentum

Words nearby intendment

intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensifier, intensify
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Words related to intendment

theme, sense, function, desire, direction, goal, determination, wish, aspiration, view, idea, project, reason, intent, principle, ambition, objective, scope, scheme, target

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British Dictionary definitions for intendment

intendment
/ (ɪnˈtɛndmənt) /

noun

the meaning of something as fixed or understood by the law
obsolete intention, design, or purpose
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