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Intendent vs Intendant - What's the difference?

intendent | intendant |

As nouns the difference between intendent and intendant

is that intendent is obsolete form of intendant while intendant is one who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.

As an adjective intendant is

attentive.

intendent

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    intendant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent.
    • an intendant of finance
  • An administrator in certain countries in Latin America
  • (historical) An administrator serving the king or queen in France, Spain or Portugal.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) attentive
    • ----