About The Word Residence
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Residence
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What's The Definition Of Residence?
[n] the act of dwelling in a place
[n] a large and imposing house [n] the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence" [n] the address where a person lives; "it is his legal place of residence" Synonyms | Synonyms for Residence: abidance | abode | hall | manse | mansion | mansion house | residency Related Terms | Find terms related to Residence: See Also | act | address | castle | cloister | court | deanery | home | house | human action | human activity | lodging | manor | manor hall | manor house | Mount Vernon | occupancy | palace | parsonage | place | rectory | religious residence | stately home | tenancy | Vatican | Vatican Palace | vicarage | White House Residence In Webster's Dictionary \Res"i*dence\ (r?z"?-dens), n. [F. r['e]sidence. See
{Resident}.]
1. The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a
place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of
an American in France or Italy for a year.
The confessor had often made considerable residences
in Normandy. --Sir M. Hale.
2. The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or
habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
``Near the residence of Posthumus.'' --Shak.
Johnson took up his residence in London. --Macaulay.
3. (Eng.Eccl.Law) The residing of an incumbent on his
benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
4. The place where anything rests permanently.
But when a king sets himself to bandy against the
highest court and residence of all his regal power,
he then, . . . fights against his own majesty and
kingship. --Milton.
5. Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] --Bacon.
6. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also,
refuse; residuum. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling;
habitation; domicile; mansion.
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