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in⋅tend⋅ment

   [in-tend-muhnt]
–noun
1. Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
2. intention; design; purpose.
Origin:
1350–1400; intend + -ment; r. ME entendement < MF < ML intendimentum
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in·tend·ment     (ĭn-těnd'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The true meaning or intention of something, especially of a law.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Intendment

In*tend"i*ment\, n. [LL. intendimentum. See Intendment.] Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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