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IntendanciesIntendancy In*tend"an*cy, n.; pl. Intendancies. [Cf. F.
intendance. See Intendant.]
1. The office or employment of an intendant.
2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an
intendant. IntendancyIntendancy In*tend"an*cy, n.; pl. Intendancies. [Cf. F.
intendance. See Intendant.]
1. The office or employment of an intendant.
2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an
intendant. IntendantIntendant In*tend"ant, a. [See Intend.]
Attentive. [Obs.] Intended
Intended In*tend"ed, a.
1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
[Obs.] --Spenser.
2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.
They drew a curse from an intended good. --Cowper.
3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.
Intended
Intended In*tend"ed, n.
One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an
affianced lover.
If it were not that I might appear to disparage his
intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be
throwing herself away. --Dickens.
Intendedly
Intendedly In*tend"ed*ly, adv.
Intentionally. [R.] --Milton.
IntendentIntendent In*tend"ent, n.
See Intendant, n. [Obs.] Intender
Intender In*tend"er, n.
One who intends. --Feltham.
IntendimentIntendiment In*tend"i*ment, n. [LL. intendimentum. See
Intendment.]
Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding. [Obs.]
--Spenser. IntendmentIntendment In*tend"ment, n. [OE. entendement understanding,
insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See
Intend.]
1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] --Ford.
2. Intention; design; purpose.
The intendment of God and nature. --Jer. Taylor.
3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a
law, or of any legal instrument. Misintend
Misintend Mis`in*tend", v. t.
To aim amiss. [Obs.]
SuperintendSuperintend Su`per*in*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending.] [L.
superintendere. See Super-, and Intend.]
To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee
with the power of direction; to take care of with authority;
to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a
ship or the construction of a fort.
The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the
works of this nature. --Bacon.
Syn: Superintend, Supervise.
Usage: These words in general use are the synonymous. As
sometimes used, supervise implies the more general,
and superintend, the more particular and constant,
inspection or direction. Among architects there is a
disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of
a general oversight of the main points of construction
with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the
word superintend to signify a constant, careful
attention to all the details of construction. But this
technical distinction is not firmly established. SuperintendedSuperintend Su`per*in*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending.] [L.
superintendere. See Super-, and Intend.]
To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee
with the power of direction; to take care of with authority;
to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a
ship or the construction of a fort.
The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the
works of this nature. --Bacon.
Syn: Superintend, Supervise.
Usage: These words in general use are the synonymous. As
sometimes used, supervise implies the more general,
and superintend, the more particular and constant,
inspection or direction. Among architects there is a
disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of
a general oversight of the main points of construction
with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the
word superintend to signify a constant, careful
attention to all the details of construction. But this
technical distinction is not firmly established. Superintendence
Superintendence Su`per*in*tend"ence, n. [Cf. F.
superintendance.]
The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose
of direction; supervision. --Barrow.
Syn: Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control;
guidance.
SuperintendencySuperintendency Su`per*in*tend"en*cy, n.; pl. -cies.
The act of superintending; superintendence. --Boyle. SuperintendentSuperintendent Su`per*in*tend"ent, a. [L. superintendens, p.
pr. See Superintend.]
Overseeing; superintending. SuperintendentSuperintendent Su`per*in*tend"ent, n. [Cf. OF. superintendant,
F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant.]
One who has the oversight and charge of some place,
institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power
of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the
superintendent of public works.
Syn: Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator;
supervisor. Superintender
Superintender Su`per*in*tend"er, n.
A superintendent. [R.]
SuperintendingSuperintend Su`per*in*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending.] [L.
superintendere. See Super-, and Intend.]
To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee
with the power of direction; to take care of with authority;
to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a
ship or the construction of a fort.
The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the
works of this nature. --Bacon.
Syn: Superintend, Supervise.
Usage: These words in general use are the synonymous. As
sometimes used, supervise implies the more general,
and superintend, the more particular and constant,
inspection or direction. Among architects there is a
disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of
a general oversight of the main points of construction
with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the
word superintend to signify a constant, careful
attention to all the details of construction. But this
technical distinction is not firmly established. SurintendantSurintendant Sur`in*tend"ant, n. [F. See Superintendent.]
Superintendent. [R.]
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Intendencia de Cuzco), also
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