resiant

English

Alternative forms

• resiaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman reseant, Middle French resseant etc., from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō.

Noun

resiant (plural resiants)

1. (obsolete) A resident. [15th-19th c.]

Adjective

resiant (comparative more resiant, superlative most resiant)

1. (obsolete) Resident. [15th-19th c.]
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.11:

     That was to weet the famous Troynovant, / In which her kingdomes throne is chiefly resiant.

Anagrams

• Stanier, anestri, antsier, atrines, in tears, nastier, rainest, ratinés, restain, retains, retinas, retsina, rinsate, stainer, starnie, stearin, tin ears