residence

[ rez-i-duhns ]

noun

1. the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling; home:

   Their residence is in New York City.

   Synonyms: domicile, habitation

2. a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality:

   They have a summer residence in Connecticut.

   Synonyms: mansion

3. the act or fact of residing:

   during his residence in Spain.

4. the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.:

   She will spend two terms in resident at Oxford University.

5. the time during which a person resides in a place:

   a residence there of five years.

   Synonyms: sojourn, abode, stay

6. the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.
7. Chemistry. residence time.

residence

/ ˈrɛzɪdəns /

noun

1. the place in which one resides; abode or home
2. a large imposing house; mansion
3. the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing
4. the official house of the governor of any of various countries
5. the state of being officially present
6. in residence
   1. actually resident

      the royal standard indicates that the Queen is in residence

   2. designating a creative artist resident for a set period at a university, college, etc, whose role is to stimulate an active interest in the subject

      composer in residence

7. the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of residence¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) “to dwell, live in, reside” + -entia noun suffix; reside, -ence

Synonym Study

See house.

Example Sentences

Mr Høiby's residence at Skaugum, close to where the crown prince and his wife live, has also been searched by police.

From BBC

A car had driven up while the victims were standing outside a residence.

From Los Angeles Times

Candidates are expected to meet at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence this week.

From Salon

Royal Lodge, another residence in Windsor, occupied by the Duke of York, has its own security arrangements - said to cost several million pounds per year.

From BBC

Officials said the fire stayed within the shopping center and did not damage nearby businesses and residences.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apartment
• condo
• dwelling
• hall
• headquarters
• home
• house
• mansion
• palace