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intendance

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in⋅tend⋅ance

  [in-ten-duhns]
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–noun
1. an administrative department, esp. one in the government system introduced by the French statesman Richelieu during the 17th century, or the officials in charge of it.
2. the official quarters of an intendant.
3. the function of an intendant; superintendence; intendancy.
Origin:
1730–40; < F; see intendant, -ance
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in·ten·dance   (ĭn-těn'dəns)   
n.  

  1. The function of an intendant; management.

  2. An administrative office or district.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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