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residence
CIDE DICTIONARY
residence, n. [F. résidence. See Resident.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]"The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy." [1913 Webster]
- The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. Shak. [1913 Webster]"Johnson took up his residence in London." [1913 Webster]
- The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence. [1913 Webster]
- The place where anything rests permanently. [1913 Webster]"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." [1913 Webster]
- Subsidence, as of a sediment. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; habitation; domicile; mansion.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
residence, 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).
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).
Idiom
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
THESAURUS
residence
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, visitROGET THESAURUS
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Abode
N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.For further exploring for "residence" in Webster Dictionary Online