How do you use Intendant in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Intendant meaning
- The administrator of an opera house or theater.
- One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.
- 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.
Using Intendant
- The main meaning on this page is: The administrator of an opera house or theater. | One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent. | 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.
- In the example corpus, intendant often appears in combinations such as: intendant of, as intendant.
Context around Intendant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intendant
- In this selection, "intendant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, general, blossac, assumed, general and system stand out and add context to how "intendant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include angers the intendant assumed the and de andalucía intendant of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intendant" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intendant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This malicious slander pains the General Intendant. (7 words)
The Vicomte de Blossac, intendant of Poitou from 1750 to 1784, had a French garden landscaped in Poitiers. (18 words)
At this time, the Catholics returned to power in Angers: the intendant assumed the right to nominate the aldermen. (19 words)
However, planning for the next encounter was more based upon the reality of unfolding events rather than emotion or pride, as Intendant General Wolff told him and his staff that supply beyond the Saar would be impossible. (37 words)
However, as Intendant of the San Carlo, "Barbaja was the chief beneficiary: 'With a small investment he found among those young men the one who would lead him to large profits'" notes Florimo. (33 words)
For example, Pablo de Olavide was Intendente del Ejército de los cuatro reinos de Andalucía, " Intendant of the Army of the four kingdoms of Andalusia". (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
This malicious slander pains the General Intendant.
At this time, the Catholics returned to power in Angers: the intendant assumed the right to nominate the aldermen.
For example, Pablo de Olavide was Intendente del Ejército de los cuatro reinos de Andalucía, " Intendant of the Army of the four kingdoms of Andalusia".
However, as Intendant of the San Carlo, "Barbaja was the chief beneficiary: 'With a small investment he found among those young men the one who would lead him to large profits'" notes Florimo.
However, planning for the next encounter was more based upon the reality of unfolding events rather than emotion or pride, as Intendant General Wolff told him and his staff that supply beyond the Saar would be impossible.
The Vicomte de Blossac, intendant of Poitou from 1750 to 1784, had a French garden landscaped in Poitiers.
This evolved from the Council of the Indies and Viceroyalties into an Intendant system, raise more revenue and promote greater efficiency.
Common combinations with intendant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- intendant of 3×
- as intendant 2×