residency

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English

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Etymology

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From reside +‎ -ency or resident +‎ -cy.

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residency (countable and uncountable, plural residencies)

  1. The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
  2. The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.
  3. (US, healthcare) The position or term of a medical resident.
  4. The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
    The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 254:
      After a successful Thursday-night residency at the Marquee Club—where the Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Rolling Stones first earned their reputations—England's CBS label signed the group to a recording contract.
  5. (espionage) Synonym of rezidentura

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