intendant
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English
Definitions
noun
- Administrator of an opera house or theater.
- One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.“an intendant of finance”
- A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China.
adjective
- Attentive.
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Synonyms
circuit intendantgovernorsuperintendentmanagerstewardcommissaryhousekeeperintendentintendantshipintendancysuperintenderadministrantdirector of musicadministradorsuperintendantadministratouradministratorchoirmaster