intendencia

noun

in·​ten·​den·​cia

ˌin(ˌ)tenˈden(t)sēə

plural -s

: the house, office, or administrative area of an intendant in a country of Spanish or Portuguese speech

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from intendente

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