Definition of: residence

(rez′ə·dəns) noun
1. The place or the house where one resides.
2. The act of residing.
3. Inherence in a thing, as of an attribute in a subject.
4. The fact of being officially present; the statutory presence of an incumbent in a benefice, as a bishop in his diocese: especially in the phrase in residence: the canon in residence.
5. The seat or place of power or government.
6. The length of time one resides in a place. See synonyms under HOME, HOUSE. [<OF <LL residentia]