INTEND'MENT, noun Intention; design; in law, the true meaning of a person or of a law, or of any legal instrument. In the construction of statutes or of contracts, the intendment of the same is, if possible, to be ascertained, that is, the true meaning or intention of the legislator or contracting party.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.