residence
//ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns//
Forms
- Plural
- residences
Definitions
1.The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
- Johnson took up his residence in London.
2.A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
3.The place where a corporation is established.
4.The state of living in a particular place or environment.
- The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4041
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.
Doublet of residencia.