one who has the conduct, inspection, and management, of any thing. See Superintendent.

This is a title frequent among the French: they have intendants of the marine, who are officers in the fleets, 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 provinces: also intendants of buildings, of houses, &c.