intendment vs meaning

intendment

noun
  • the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation 

meaning

noun
  • Intention. 

  • The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol. 

  • The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. 

  • The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence. 

adj
  • Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful. 

  • Having a (specified) intention. 

How often have the words intendment and meaning occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )