intendance

Related to intendance: attendance

in·ten·dance

I0179000 (ĭn-tĕn′dəns)n.1. The function of an intendant; management.2. An administrative office or district.

intendance

(ɪnˈtɛndəns) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various public departments, esp in France2. a less common word for superintendence. See superintendence

in•tend•ance

(ɪnˈtɛn dəns)

n. 1. a department of the public service, esp. in France. 2. the function of an intendant. [1730–40; < French]