intendantn.

/ɪnˈtɛndənt/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s -ent.

Etymology: < French intendant (1591 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin intendent-em , present participle of intendĕre ; compare intend v. 25.

1. One who has the charge, direction, or superintendence of a department of public business, the affairs of a town or province, the household of a prince or nobleman, etc.; a superintendent, a manager. Used originally and chiefly as the title of certain public officers in France and elsewhere; often representing French intendant or the corresponding term in other languages.Among the officials thus denoted are: (a) The functionary who formerly administered a French province, according to the system introduced under Richelieu in the 17th cent., called also intendant of justice, police, and finances. (b) The second officer in Canada during the French rule, possessing civil and maritime jurisdiction. (c) In Mexico, the principal officer of the treasury or of the district, exercising administrative and some judicial authority (Spanish intendente).

a. As a French, Spanish, or other foreign title.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent

architector1461

earl1483

overlookera1513

superior1554

superintender1573

superintendent1603

surintendent1645

epistates1651

intendant1652

referee1705

supercargo1713

surveillant1819

super1849

supe1908

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > intendant

intendant1652

1652 J. Evelyn State of France 33 Subordinate to him are four other Intendents.

1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 395 I saw the Vizier..talking to..his Kiaia, or Intendant of his house.

1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xv. 508 The Intendant of the Province [of Nismes], who is the supreme Minister in all Civil Affairs throughout the whole Province.

1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 21 The Intendant of Canada wanted to discover these Countries from thence.

1803 M. Cutler Let. 11 Jan. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) II. 121 The violation of the Spanish treaty by the Governor and Intendent at New Orleans.

1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana i. vi. 89 The mode of carrying on the Indian traffic..was by monopolies, in which the interest of the governor or intendant was alone consulted.

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxviii. 350 The provincial administration, with its..judicial and fiscal intendants, and the whole apparatus of official tyranny.

1871 S. Smiles Character iv. 116 Having served as an intendant of the army in Switzerland under Massena.

b. In English (or American) use.

ΚΠ

1697 J. Evelyn Let. 20 Jan. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 366 Sir Christopher Wren, his Majesty's Surveyor and Intendant of his Buildings.

1776 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1862) VII. 572 There shall be two persons annually appointed by this General Assembly, as intendants of trade.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 678 Charleston was..divided into 13 wards, which choose as many wardens, from whom the citizens elect an Intendant of the city.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. v. vi. 296 The Marquess..appointed him..Intendant of his household.

c. figurative.

ΚΠ

1776 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (rev. ed.) IV. xvii. 82 The intendant of his principles, or the former of his manners.

2. Intendant-General n. a chief or supreme intendant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > chief

superintendent general1613

Intendant-General1701

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > senior or chief public officials > [noun] > intendant-general

Intendant-General1701

1701 London Gaz. No. 3716/3 Monsieur de Bagnols has received a Commission from Spain, to be Intendant-General of Justice and the Finances in these Provinces.

1812 Duke of Wellington Let. to I. de Carvajal 27 Dec. in Dispatches (1838) X. 11 I recommend that there should be an Intendant General appointed to each of these armies.

3. The administrator of an opera house or theatre (cf. German intendant); see also quot. 1903.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > theatre manager

stage-keepera1586

actor-manager1826

actress-manageress1888

house manager1894

player-manager1895

intendant1958

1903 R. Hughes Mus. Guide I. 174/2 Intendant,..director, conductor.

1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 166/1 The vital demarcation between intendant and administrator is overgrown by the cult of the amateur run riot.

1961 Times 30 Jan. 14/2 In each city, the fortunes of opera, ballet, and drama depend largely on an intendant who occupies his position for a comparatively few years before moving elsewhere.

1966 New Statesman 18 Nov. 758/2 Very often the Intendants hardly understand the meaning of the word ‘choreography’,..and automatically scrap each ballet at the end of the season.

1973 Times 11 Apr. 12/5 In most of the big towns the Intendant can attract the audience he needs only with a fairly rapid turnover of plays.

Derivatives

inˈtendantism n. the system of governing by intendants.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > systems governed by person or body > [noun] > by intendants

intendantism1889

1889 Athenæum 5 Oct. 451/2 We believe that it is not the revival, but the invention, of intendantism that is to be attributed to the seventeenth century.

inˈtendantship n. the office or position of an intendant, intendancy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > position of

superintendentship1567

intendancy1598

intendance1740

intendantship1892

1892 Daily News 12 Sept. 5/3 The first performance of a grand opera..was given by order of Frederick II, under the intendantship of George Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	intendant
释义	intendantn. /ɪnˈtɛndənt/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s -ent. Etymology: < French intendant (1591 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin intendent-em , present participle of intendĕre ; compare intend v. 25. 1. One who has the charge, direction, or superintendence of a department of public business, the affairs of a town or province, the household of a prince or nobleman, etc.; a superintendent, a manager. Used originally and chiefly as the title of certain public officers in France and elsewhere; often representing French intendant or the corresponding term in other languages.Among the officials thus denoted are: (a) The functionary who formerly administered a French province, according to the system introduced under Richelieu in the 17th cent., called also intendant of justice, police, and finances. (b) The second officer in Canada during the French rule, possessing civil and maritime jurisdiction. (c) In Mexico, the principal officer of the treasury or of the district, exercising administrative and some judicial authority (Spanish intendente). a. As a French, Spanish, or other foreign title. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent architector1461 earl1483 overlookera1513 superior1554 superintender1573 superintendent1603 surintendent1645 epistates1651 intendant1652 referee1705 supercargo1713 surveillant1819 super1849 supe1908 society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > intendant intendant1652 1652 J. Evelyn State of France 33 Subordinate to him are four other Intendents. 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 395 I saw the Vizier..talking to..his Kiaia, or Intendant of his house. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xv. 508 The Intendant of the Province [of Nismes], who is the supreme Minister in all Civil Affairs throughout the whole Province. 1744 A. Dobbs Acct. Countries adjoining Hudson's Bay 21 The Intendant of Canada wanted to discover these Countries from thence. 1803 M. Cutler Let. 11 Jan. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) II. 121 The violation of the Spanish treaty by the Governor and Intendent at New Orleans. 1814 H. M. Brackenridge Views Louisiana i. vi. 89 The mode of carrying on the Indian traffic..was by monopolies, in which the interest of the governor or intendant was alone consulted. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxviii. 350 The provincial administration, with its..judicial and fiscal intendants, and the whole apparatus of official tyranny. 1871 S. Smiles Character iv. 116 Having served as an intendant of the army in Switzerland under Massena. b. In English (or American) use. ΚΠ 1697 J. Evelyn Let. 20 Jan. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 366 Sir Christopher Wren, his Majesty's Surveyor and Intendant of his Buildings. 1776 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1862) VII. 572 There shall be two persons annually appointed by this General Assembly, as intendants of trade. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 678 Charleston was..divided into 13 wards, which choose as many wardens, from whom the citizens elect an Intendant of the city. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. v. vi. 296 The Marquess..appointed him..Intendant of his household. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1776 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (rev. ed.) IV. xvii. 82 The intendant of his principles, or the former of his manners. 2. Intendant-General n. a chief or supreme intendant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > chief superintendent general1613 Intendant-General1701 society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > senior or chief public officials > [noun] > intendant-general Intendant-General1701 1701 London Gaz. No. 3716/3 Monsieur de Bagnols has received a Commission from Spain, to be Intendant-General of Justice and the Finances in these Provinces. 1812 Duke of Wellington Let. to I. de Carvajal 27 Dec. in Dispatches (1838) X. 11 I recommend that there should be an Intendant General appointed to each of these armies. 3. The administrator of an opera house or theatre (cf. German intendant); see also quot. 1903. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > theatre manager stage-keepera1586 actor-manager1826 actress-manageress1888 house manager1894 player-manager1895 intendant1958 1903 R. Hughes Mus. Guide I. 174/2 Intendant,..director, conductor. 1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 166/1 The vital demarcation between intendant and administrator is overgrown by the cult of the amateur run riot. 1961 Times 30 Jan. 14/2 In each city, the fortunes of opera, ballet, and drama depend largely on an intendant who occupies his position for a comparatively few years before moving elsewhere. 1966 New Statesman 18 Nov. 758/2 Very often the Intendants hardly understand the meaning of the word ‘choreography’,..and automatically scrap each ballet at the end of the season. 1973 Times 11 Apr. 12/5 In most of the big towns the Intendant can attract the audience he needs only with a fairly rapid turnover of plays. Derivatives inˈtendantism n. the system of governing by intendants. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > systems governed by person or body > [noun] > by intendants intendantism1889 1889 Athenæum 5 Oct. 451/2 We believe that it is not the revival, but the invention, of intendantism that is to be attributed to the seventeenth century. inˈtendantship n. the office or position of an intendant, intendancy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > position of superintendentship1567 intendancy1598 intendance1740 intendantship1892 1892 Daily News 12 Sept. 5/3 The first performance of a grand opera..was given by order of Frederick II, under the intendantship of George Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). intendantadj. Etymology: In sense 1, later form of entendant adj.; in sense 2, < intend v. + -ant suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈtendant. †1. Attentive, paying attention. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Add. MS.) i. xv. 52 The kyng commaundide..that all shuld be intendaunte to kyng leyre..as to hym selfe. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. ix. 56 They..be charged to be diligently intendant about the execution of the premisses. 2. Intending. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intending or purposing wilful1340 meaning1498 purposing1532 intended1576 intending1660 intendant1884 1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 1891 Intendant communicants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1652adj.c1440
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intendantn.

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intendantadj.