ə̇n.ˈtendənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin intendent-, intendens-, present participle of intendere to intend, attend — more at intend
: a person who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business: as
a. : an administrator of a French province under the centralized system introduced by Richelieu
b. : an administrative officer next to the governor in Canada under French rule
c. : an official in charge of the colonial treasury sometimes having the governorship of the province in various Spanish and Portuguese colonies
d. : a chief administrative official (as governor of a district or mayor of a city) especially in some Spanish-American countries