Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Intendance A.G.
English translation:
Intendance Administration Générale
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Nov 5, 2010 15:08
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French term
Intendance A.G.
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This appears on a stamp on the "children" section of a "livret de famille". Is this some kind of administrative department? I can't seem to find any official translation.
Many thanks in advance.
Many thanks in advance.
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2 | Intendance Administration Générale | Catharine Cellier-Smart |
3 | Management stewardship/adminstration | narasimha (X) |
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Nov 8, 2010 08:45: Catharine Cellier-Smart Created KOG entry
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Intendance Administration Générale
or General Administration
I had a sneaking feeling there was a military connection, and your second question confirmed my suspicions. However I can find no direct confirmation on the internet, hence low confidence level
"Intendance" in a military context would probably be "commissariat"
see
"Glossaire des abréviations militaires"
http://www.witzgilles.com/h_i.htm
"Glossaire des sigles et abréviations militaires"
http://www.memorial-genweb.org/~memorial2/html/glossaire/ind...
and
http://books.google.com/books?id=be9xestT67sC&pg=PA270&lpg=P...
I had a sneaking feeling there was a military connection, and your second question confirmed my suspicions. However I can find no direct confirmation on the internet, hence low confidence level
"Intendance" in a military context would probably be "commissariat"
see
"Glossaire des abréviations militaires"
http://www.witzgilles.com/h_i.htm
"Glossaire des sigles et abréviations militaires"
http://www.memorial-genweb.org/~memorial2/html/glossaire/ind...
and
http://books.google.com/books?id=be9xestT67sC&pg=PA270&lpg=P...
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Comment: "That has certainly put me on the right track. Many thanks."
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Management stewardship/adminstration
Intedance means stewardship and AG here stands for managing authority.
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