intendancy en · NOUN
Etymology
From intendant + -cy. Compare French intendance.
Meanings
-
The office or employment of an intendant.
By the 1780s [in France] four quarterings of nobility were needed even to buy a commission in the army, all bishops were nobles and even the keystone of royal administration, the intendancies, had been largely recaptured by them.
1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 57:
- A territorial district overseen by an intendant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intendancies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |