'Intendment' definitions:
Definition of 'Intendment'
From: GCIDE
- Intendment \In*tend"ment\, n. [OE. entendement understanding, insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] --Ford. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Intention; design; purpose. [1913 Webster]
- The intendment of God and nature. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument. [1913 Webster]