What is "intendant"

Usage examples of "intendant".

Duchesneau and his partisans with circulating libels against him, and who say, like Frontenac himself, that the intendant used every means to exasperate him, in order to make material for accusations.

One is reminded at times of the intestine feuds of some mediaeval city, as, for example, in the following incident, which will explain the charge of Frontenac against the intendant of barricading his house and arming his servants:-- On the afternoon of the twentieth of March, a son of Duchesneau, sixteen years old, followed by a servant named Vautier, was strolling along the picket fence which bordered the descent from the Upper to the Lower Town of Quebec.

Of course Edward had not failed to acquaint the Intendant with his proposed plans relative to Chaloner and Grenville, and received his consent.

Until the search is over, Chaloner and Grenville must retain their accoutrements and remain with us: And, Humphrey, if you have not made any use of the clothes which I left here —I mean the first dress I had made when I was appointed secretary, and which I thought rather too faded to wear any longer —I will put it on now, as, should any military come here as scouters to the Intendant, I shall have some authority over them.

The Intendant gave him a letter for Master Chaloner, which was enclosed in one from Mr.

Moreover, being one of a small proprietary corporation, that is to say, a chapter or local vestry, and one of a great proprietary corporation of the diocese and Church of France, he took part directly or indirectly in important temporal affairs, in assemblies, in deliberations, in collective expenditures, in the establishment of a local budget and of a general budget, and hence, in public and administrative matters, his competence was analogous and almost equal to that of a mayor, sub-delegate, farmer general or intendant.

Her open avowal of the Rebel cause had cost her the office in the election of 2076, but she was still an influential Intendant Associate for Europe, a Magnate of the Concilium, and a Visiting Fellow in Cultural Anthropology at Oxford's Jesus College.

Paul might have followed the example of his close friend and rival European Intendant Associate, Davy MacGregor, who like many persons of superior genetic heritage had contributed sperm to the gene pool that would help popu­.

A few of the Intendants had been sulky or downright hostile, but most understood their place and were overzealous in trying to please her.

When Kira met with Intendants or planetary officials, she usually chose to have Marani accompany her.

The celebration of the Alliance victory over the Terran Empire was drawing Intendants and high-ranking Alliance officials from far-flung sectors.

Many of the key players were there, including Natima Lang, head of the Cardassian Detapa Council, and the Intendants from Orion, Breen, Tholia, Trill, and other far-flung empires.

The entire outfit was worth more than most Intendants acquired during a standard year.

Other Intendants would begin to resist her demands, and her structure of terror and intimidation could erode.

Deanna was a wealth of information about the Intendants and Alliance officials.