intendant: Meaning and Definition of
in•tend•ant
Pronunciation: (in-ten'dunt), [key]
— n.
- a person who has the direction or management of some public business, the affairs of an establishment, etc.; a superintendent.
- the title of various government officials, esp. administrators serving under the French, Spanish, or Portuguese monarchies.
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