First Known Use: 1652
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intendant
noun in·ten·dant \-dənt\
Definition of INTENDANT
: an administrative official (as a governor) especially under the French, Spanish, or Portuguese monarchies
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Origin of INTENDANT
French, from Middle French, from Latin intendent-, intendens, present participle of intendere to intend, attend
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