释义 |
in·tend·ant \ə̇n.ˈtendənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin intendent-, intendens-, present participle of intendere to intend, attend — more at intend : a person who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business: as a. : an administrator of a French province under the centralized system introduced by Richelieu b. : an administrative officer next to the governor in Canada under French rule c. : an official in charge of the colonial treasury sometimes having the governorship of the province in various Spanish and Portuguese colonies d. : a chief administrative official (as governor of a district or mayor of a city) especially in some Spanish-American countries |