noun
- administrative officials or managers, especially those appointed to oversee government affairs or large estates
Usage: historical; formal
Examples
- The king appointed intendants to govern the provinces.
- French intendants were responsible for collecting taxes and maintaining order.
- The colonial intendants reported directly to the royal government.
- Estate intendants managed the daily operations of large plantations.
- These intendants wielded considerable power in their territories.
- The intendants’ reforms modernized the administrative system.