The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intendment
Intendment \In*tend"ment\, n. [OE. entendement understanding, insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend.]
Charge; oversight. [Obs.]
--Ford.-
Intention; design; purpose.
The intendment of God and nature.
--Jer. Taylor. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.
Wiktionary
intendment
n. (context legal English) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation