Associations to the word «Intendant»

Wiktionary

INTENDANT, noun. (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.
INTENDANT, noun. An administrator in certain countries in Latin America
INTENDANT, noun. (historical) An administrator serving the king or queen in France, Spain or Portugal.
INTENDANT, adjective. (obsolete) attentive

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.