Definition of "intendant" in English

noun

1. (UK) The administrator of an opera house or theater.

2. (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.

   • an intendant of finance

3. 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.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Attentive.