residency

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: res=i=den=cy

CIDE DICTIONARY

residency, n. 

•  Residence.  [1913 Webster]
•  A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

residency, n. (pl. -ies)
1 = RESIDENCE 1, 2a.
2 US a period of specialized medical training; the position of a resident.
3 hist. the official residence of the Governor-General's representative or other government agent at an Indian native court; the territory supervised by this official.
4 a musician's regular engagement at a club etc.
5 a group or organization of intelligence agents in a foreign country.

THESAURUS

residency

Hippocratic oath, abiding, abode, cohabitation, commorancy, domicile, dwelling, general practice, habitancy, habitation, home, house, inhabitancy, inhabitation, inhabiting, internship, living, lodging, medical practice, nesting, occupancy, occupation, practice of medicine, residence, residing, restricted practice, sojourning, squatting, staying, staying over, stopping, tenancy