RESIDENCY

residency

(noun) the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

residency, residence, abidance

(noun) the act of dwelling in a place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

residency (countable and uncountable, plural residencies)

The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.

(US, healthcare) The position or term of a medical resident.

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

(espionage) synonym of rezidentura

Source: Wiktionary


Res"i*den*cy (-den-s), n.

1. Residence. [Obsoles.]

2. A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Residentl: also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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