What does "residence" mean?
Residence: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.(Eng.Eccl.Law) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
- 3.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.
- 4.Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] Bacon.
- 5.That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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