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Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin residentia, from Latin residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.
Noun
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Singular residence |
Plural residences |
residence (plural residences)
- The place where one lives.
- A building used as a home.
- The place where a corporation is established.
- The state of living in a particular place or environment.
- (dated) 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.":
- 4. You will report accidents or collisions at the Superintendent's Office at Forty-third Street, immediately on arrival, with the names and residences of witnesses.
- 1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
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External links
- residence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- residence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- residence at OneLook® Dictionary Search
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