intendancy

English

Etymology

From intendant +‎ -cy. Compare French intendance.

Noun

intendancy (plural intendancies)

1. The office or employment of an intendant.
2. A territorial district overseen by an intendant.

References

• “intendancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.