intendances

/ɪnˈtɛndənsɪz/
noun
  1. The positions, duties, or term of office of an intendant (a manager or superintendent, especially in historical contexts).
    • The historian studied the intendances of colonial governors in New France.
    • His book details the intendances of various royal officials in the 18th century.
    • Several intendances were created to oversee the new territories.
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