noun

1. Administrator of an opera house or theater.

2. 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.

Synonyms: circuit intendant, governor

adjective

1. Attentive.