"intendant" meaning in English

See intendant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more intendant [comparative], most intendant [superlative]
Etymology: Originally and usually from French intendant, but translating Spanish or Chinese equivalents in some contexts. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|intendant}} French intendant, {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-adj}} intendant (comparative more intendant, superlative most intendant)
  1. (obsolete) Attentive. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-intendant-en-adj-UpESq0KE

Noun

Forms: intendants [plural]
Etymology: Originally and usually from French intendant, but translating Spanish or Chinese equivalents in some contexts. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|intendant}} French intendant, {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-noun}} intendant (plural intendants)
  1. (UK) The administrator of an opera house or theater. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-intendant-en-noun-720q6r2h Categories (other): British English
  2. (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-intendant-en-noun-MCovjDTR
  3. A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (governor): governor, circuit intendant [Chinese]
    Sense id: en-intendant-en-noun-Hws9n4pt Disambiguation of People: 0 15 18 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 9 13 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 3 11 72 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 14 75 1 4 Disambiguation of 'governor': 10 6 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intendancy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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