intendancy

[ in-ten-duh n-see ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn dən si /

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

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

intendancy

/ (ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ) /

the position or work of an intendant

intendants collectively

history the district or area administered by an intendant