intendant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- steward noun Someone who manages property, affairs, or resources on behalf of someone else.
- stewardship noun The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to your care, especially resources, money or land that others depend on.
Senses
intendant is used for these senses in English:
- steward (higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
- stewardship The rank or office of a steward.
steward — full definition
- noun Someone who manages property, affairs, or resources on behalf of someone else.
- noun A flight attendant, especially a male one, or a similar attendant on a ship.
- verb To manage or look after something responsibly.
stewardship — full definition
- noun The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to your care, especially resources, money or land that others depend on.
- noun The period during which someone holds a position of responsibility, judged by how well they ran things.
- noun In religious contexts, the duty to use one's time, money and gifts responsibly as things held in trust rather than owned outright.