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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RES'IDENCE, n.
1. The act of 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.
2. The place of abode; a dwelling; a habitation.
Caprea had been - the residence of Tiberius for several years.
3. That which falls to the bottom of liquors. Obs.
4. In the canon and common law, the abode of a person or incumbent on his benefice; opposed to non-residence.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences" [syn: residence, abode]
2: the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
3: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: residency, residence, abidance]
4: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or fact of dwelling in a place for some time b. the act or fact of living or regularly staying at or in some place for the discharge of a duty or the enjoyment of a benefit 2. a. (1) the place where one actually lives as distinguished from one's domicile or a place of temporary sojourn (2) domicile 2a b. the place where a corporation is actually or officially established c. the status of a legal resident 3. a. a building used as a home ; dwelling b. housing or a unit of housing provided for students 4. a. the period or duration of abode in a place b. a period of active and especially full-time study, research, or teaching at a college or university

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of residing. 2 a the place where a person resides; an abode. b a mansion; the official house of a government minister etc. c a house, esp. one of considerable pretension (returned to their London residence). Phrases and idioms: in residence dwelling at a specified place, esp. for the performance of duties or work. Etymology: ME f. OF residence or med.L residentia f. L residere: see RESIDE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Residence 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(residences) 1. A residence is a house where people live. (FORMAL) ...hotels and private residences. N-COUNT 2. Your place of residence is the place where you live. (FORMAL) ...differences among women based on age, place of residence and educational levels. 3. Someone's residence in a particular place is the fact that they live there or that they are officially allowed to live there. They had entered the country and had applied for permanent residence... N-UNCOUNT 4. see also hall of residence 5. If someone is in residence in a particular place, they are living there. Windsor is open to visitors when the Royal Family is not in residence. PHRASE: v-link PHR 6. An artist or writer in residence is one who teaches in an institution such as a university or theatre company. Wakoski is writer in residence at Michigan State University. PHRASE: n PHR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Habitancy, inhabitancy, legal settlement, domiciliation, stay, sojourn, abode. 2. Habitation, dwelling, domicile, abode, mansion, house, place of abode, place of residence, home.

Foolish Dictionary

A rural locality inhabited annually--for a few hours--by a rich New Yorker or Bostonian.

Moby Thesaurus

abiding, abiding place, abode, address, cantonment, castle, chateau, cohabitation, commorancy, crash pad, crib, domicile, domus, dwelling, dwelling place, estate, habitancy, habitation, hall, home, house, inhabitancy, inhabitation, inhabiting, living, living quarters, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, manor house, mansion, nest, nesting, occupancy, occupation, pad, palace, place, place to live, residency, residing, roof, seat, settlement, sojourn, sojourning, squatting, stay, staying, staying over, stopping, tenancy, villa, visit