Resident | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Rĕz'i-dent, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. résident, Pr. resident, Sp. & Pg. residente, It. residente, risedente, Lat. residens, p. pr. of residere. See RESIDE.] Dwelling or having an abode in a place for a continued length of time; fixed; residing; as, resident in the city or in the country. “One there still resident as day or night.” Davenant.

His discourse, that is resident on the Son, doth not wholly wander from the Father. Fuller.

Rĕs'i-dent, n.

noun

n. 1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time. 2. A public minister who resides at a foreign court; — a term usually applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors.

Re-sĭd'er, n.

noun

n. One who resides in a particular place.