English-Thai Dictionary

intendant

N ผู้ควบคุม ดูแล  ผู้ตรวจการณ์  ผู้อำนวยการ  ข้าหลวง  phu-kub-kum-du-lea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTENDANT

n.[L. intendo.] 1. One who has the charge, oversight, direction or management of some public business; as an intendant of marine; as intendant of finance; a word much used in France, and sometimes in England and America, but we generally use in lieu of it superintendent.
2. In Charleston, S. Carolina, the mayor or chief municipal officer of the city.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTENDANT

In *tend "ant, n. Etym: [F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's thoughts ) to a thing. See Intend. ]

 

Defn: One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance.

 

INTENDANT

In *tend "ant, a. Etym: [See Intend. ]

 

Defn: Attentive. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intendant

in tend ant |inˈtendənt ɪnˈtɛndənt | ▶noun 1 chiefly historical a title given to a high-ranking official or administrator, esp. in France, Spain, Portugal, or one of their colonies. 2 the administrator of an opera house or theater. DERIVATIVES in tend an cy |-dənsē |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Latin intendere ‘to direct ’ (see intend ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intendant

in ¦tend |ant |ɪnˈtɛnd (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 the administrator of an opera house or theatre. 2 chiefly historical a title given to a high-ranking official or administrator, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, or one of their colonies. DERIVATIVES intendancy noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Latin intendere ‘to direct ’ (see intend ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Intendant

In ten dant Substantiv, maskulin , der |Intend a nt |der Intendant; Genitiv: des Intendanten, Plural: die Intendanten französisch intendant = Aufseher, Verwalter, zu lateinisch intendens (Genitiv: intendentis ), 1. Partizip von: intendere, intendieren künstlerischer und geschäftlicher Leiter eines Theaters, einer Rundfunk- oder Fernsehanstalt der Brief des [Herrn ] Intendanten Meyer /I. Meyers

 

Intendantin

In ten dan tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Intend a ntin |die Intendantin; Genitiv: der Intendantin, Plural: die Intendantinnen weibliche Form zu Intendant

 

French Dictionary

intendant

intendant intendante n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Personne chargée de l ’administration financière d ’un établissement.