intendendo
Intendendo is a Latin participle derived from the verb intendere, which means “to aim, intend, or direct”. The word combines the prefix in‑, indicating direction toward, with intendere, and in the present participle form expresses a state of being aimed or directed. In classical Latin texts, intendendo is typically employed in legal or rhetorical contexts to denote an issuer’s intention or plan, for example, “in intendendo alterius” meaning “with the intention of another party’s benefit”.
In medieval scholarship, intendendo appears in glossaries and legal treatises, often linked to notions of purpose
The word also surfaces in English lamination of philosophical and legal diction, particularly in older or specialized
In the academic literature on Latin as well as Romance language evolution, intendendo is frequently cited as