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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
  3. n. The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
  4. n. The place where anything rests permanently.
  5. n. Subsidence, as of a sediment.
  6. n. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
  7. n. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  8. n. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
  9. n. the act of dwelling in a place
  10. n. a large and imposing house
  11. The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed tononresidence.