INTENDANT, one who has the conduct, inspection, and management of any thing. See SUPERINTENDANT.
This is a title frequent among the French: they have intendants of the marine, who are officers in the seaports,
Intendment ports, whose business it is to take care the ordinances and regulations relating to sea affairs be observed: intendants of the finances, who have the direction of the revenues: intendants of provinces, who are appointed by the king to take care of the administration of justice, policy, and finances in the province: also intendants of buildings, of houses, &c.