Syn. -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate;
domicile.
Res"i*dence (r?z"?-dens), n. [F. résidence. 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.