intendment

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in tend′mənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•tend•ment  (in tend′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Law.]the true or correct meaning of something.
  2. intention;
    design;
    purpose.
  • Medieval Latin intendimentum
  • Middle French
  • 1350–1400; intend + -ment; replacing Middle English entendement


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