Intendant

d’Armée, Fr. under the old government of France, the intendants d’armées or super intendants of the army, were principal inspectors of all sorts of stores, . that were nece ary for the troops. The French general officers and governors of fortified towns, held continual intercourse with the intendants or supervisors who directed every branch of the commi ariat. When the intendant d’armée was not likewise intendant de province, he was directed to accompany the troops, to visit their line of encampment or cantonment, and to require of all the subordinate intendants the regular proportion of stores and provisions, and to see that they were supplied according to contract, and with punctuality.