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Pronunciation : Res"i*dent (-dent)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. r?sident, L. residens, -entis, p. pr. of residere. See Reside.]
Definition : 1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.
2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a rock." Jer. TAylor. One there still resident as day and night. Davenant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Res"i*dent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferrior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister,4.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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