Definitions for residence
ˈrɛz ɪ dənsres·i·dence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. residence, abodenoun

   any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

   "a person can have several residences"

2. residencenoun

   the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

   "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

3. residency, residence, abidancenoun

   the act of dwelling in a place

4. mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residencenoun

   a large and imposing house

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. residencenoun

   The place where one lives.

2. residencenoun

   A building used as a home.

3. residencenoun

   The place where a corporation is established.

4. residencenoun

   The state of living in a particular place or environment.

5. residencenoun

   Street address of a person.

   1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":

6. Etymology: From residentia, from residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Residencenoun

   Etymology: residence, Fr.

   1. Act of dwelling in a place.

   Something holy lodges in that breast,
   And with these raptures moves the vocal air,
   To testify his hidden residence. John Milton.

   There was a great familiarity between the confessor and duke William; for the confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. Matthew Hale, Law of England.

   2. Place of abode; dwelling.

   Within the infant rind of this small flower,
   Poison hath residence and medicine power. William Shakespeare.

   Understand the same
   Of fish within their wat’ry residence. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus for some time, and the residence of Tiberius for several years. Addison.

   3. [From resido, Lat.]That which settles at the bottom of liquours.

   Separation is wrought by weight, as in the ordinary residence or settlement of liquors. Francis Bacon.

   Our clearest waters, and such as seem simple unto sense, are much compounded unto reason, as may be observed in the evaporation of water, wherein, besides a terreous residence, some salt is also found. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Residence

   A residence is a place (normally a building) used as a home or dwelling, where people reside.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. residence

   A residence refers to a place where a person lives or dwells. It could be a house, apartment, or other living spaces, designed as a dwelling or home. The term is generally used to describe where someone's permanent or primary home or location of domicile is situated. Residences can vary in terms of structure, size, and convenience depending on the socio-economic status of the residents.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Residencenoun

   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

2. Residencenoun

   the place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile

3. Residencenoun

   the residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence

4. Residencenoun

   the place where anything rests permanently

5. Residencenoun

   subsidence, as of a sediment

6. Residencenoun

   that which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RESIDENCE

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. residence

   A form of housing where a person or people live.

   The residence was on the map with a known postcode.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Address
   • House

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'residence ' in Nouns Frequency: #1948

How to pronounce residence ?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of residence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of residence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of residence in a Sentence

1. Svetlin Krastev:

   I'm seeing this more and more, people want to have exposure to real estate, but it would take all of their assets to get a residence in the city.

2. Peter James:

   To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that looks at residence-based exposure conducted across a broad geographic range, across the entire United States.

3. Katty Castro:

   Since this is a very quiet neighborhood I was surprised to hear a commotion, laughs and four gentlemen pushing one of my lady residents under a heavy storm in Florida, they were pushing her up the big slope toward her residence. These heroes were so focused on helping regardless of the inclement weather and they were even covering her with an umbrella, which showed more compassion on their part.

4. Lance Gooden:

   President Trump never claimed the moral high ground and boasted about releasing White House visitor logs, and President Trump was consistently more transparent than President Biden who has n’t held a non-scripted press conference since President Trump took office, my letter points out the Left’s hypocrisy and underlines the need for mandated transparency from this president going forward, especially considering the amount of time Joe Biden spends at Joe Biden Delaware residence and Joe Biden family’s questionable business dealings.

5. Sheriff Robert Holland:

   He comes into the back area of the residence and within just a few seconds he notices the camera, it’s obvious from the video that he sees the camera. And he says a couple of things and hurries up out the door.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=residence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Residence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=residence
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residence
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=residence