intendment Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*tend"ment noun
Etymology
OE. entendement understanding, insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend.
Definitions
  1. Charge; oversight. Obs. Ford.
  2. Intention; design; purpose.
    The intendment of God and nature. Jer. Taylor.
  3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.

Webster 1913