RES'IDENCE, noun 1. The act of 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. 2. The place of abode; a dwelling; a habitation. Caprea had been - the residence of Tiberius for several years. 3. That which falls to the bottom of liquors. obsolete 4. In the canon and common law, the abode of a person or incumbent on his benefice; opposed to non-residence.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI