intendant

Originally and usually from French intendant, but translating Spanish or Chinese equivalents in some contexts.

intendant (plural intendants)

1. (Britain) Administrator of an opera house or theater.
2. (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.

   an intendant of finance

3. A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries; (historical) the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France; and (historical) imperial China.

• (governor): governor; see also circuit intendant (Chinese)

intendant (comparative more intendant, superlative most intendant)

1. (obsolete) attentive

intendant m (plural intendants)

1. intendant, administrator
2. quartermaster

• “intendant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

intendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of intendō