intendancy

[ in-ten-duhn-see ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn dən si /

noun, plural in·tend·an·cies.

the office or function of an intendant.

a body of intendants.

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

Origin of intendancy

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

Words nearby intendancy

intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment

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Example sentences from the Web for intendancy

As a result of the English war, in 1764 Havana was made the seat of an independent captaincy-general and of an intendancy.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
The intendancy of which this town was the capital was one of the richest in Mexico.
The Queen of the Savannah|Gustave Aimard
The best comes from the forests round the village of Zentila, in the intendancy of Oaxaca.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

The intendancy of Yucatan forms a peninsula, about a hundred leagues in length, between the bays of Campeachy and Honduras.
Travels in North America, From Modern Writers|William Bingley

British Dictionary definitions for intendancy

intendancy

/ (ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ) /

noun

the position or work of an intendant

intendants collectively

history the district or area administered by an intendant

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单词	intendancy
释义	intendancy [ in-ten-duhn-see ] / ɪnˈtɛn dən si / noun, plural in·tend·an·cies. the office or function of an intendant. a body of intendants. Also intendency. a district under the charge of an intendant. Origin of intendancy First recorded in 1590–1600; intend(ant) + -ancy Words nearby intendancy intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intendancy As a result of the English war, in 1764 Havana was made the seat of an independent captaincy-general and of an intendancy. The Colonization of North America\|Herbert Eugene Bolton In 1764 the intendancy of Havana was established, likewise with good results. The Colonization of North America\|Herbert Eugene Bolton The intendancy of which this town was the capital was one of the richest in Mexico. The Queen of the Savannah\|Gustave Aimard The best comes from the forests round the village of Zentila, in the intendancy of Oaxaca. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The intendancy of Yucatan forms a peninsula, about a hundred leagues in length, between the bays of Campeachy and Honduras. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers\|William Bingley British Dictionary definitions for intendancy intendancy / (ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ) / noun the position or work of an intendant intendants collectively history the district or area administered by an intendant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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