residence

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin residentia, from Latin residentem (nominative of residentis), from residere.

[edit] Noun

residence (plural residences)

1. The place where one lives.
2. A building used as a home.
3. The place where a corporation is established.
4. The state of living in a particular place or environment.
5. (dated) Street address of a person.

   1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":

   • 4. You will report accidents or collisions at the Superintendent's Office at Forty-third Street, immediately on arrival, with the names and residences of witnesses.

[edit] Related terms

• reside
• residency
• resident
• residential

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• residence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• residence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• residence at OneLook® Dictionary Search