residency, residence, abidance
(noun) the act of dwelling in a place
mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence
(noun) a large and imposing house
residence
(noun) the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); “he refused to live in the governor’s residence”
residence, abode
(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; “a person can have several residences”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
residence (countable and uncountable, plural residences)
The place where one lives; one's home.
A building used as a home.
The place where a corporation is established.
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
Accommodation for students at a university or college.
The place where anything rests permanently.
subsidence, as of a sediment
That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
(espionage) synonym of rezidentura
Source: Wiktionary
Res"i*dence (rz"-dens), n. Etym: [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)
Definition: The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
4. The place where anything rests permanently. 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. Milton.
5. Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] Bacon.
6. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; habitation; domicile; mansion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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