Residency — can refer to:*Residency (domicile), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place **Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship *Residency (country subdivision), an… … Wikipedia
residency — res·i·den·cy / re zə dən sē/ n pl cies 1: an often official place of residence 2: the condition of being a resident of a particular place Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Residency — Res i*den*cy ( den s?), n. 1. Residence. [Obsoles.] [1913 Webster] 2. A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
residency — UK US /ˈrezɪdənsi/ noun [U] FORMAL LAW ► RESIDENCE(Cf. ↑residence) … Financial and business terms
residency — 1570s, see RESIDENT (Cf. resident) + CY (Cf. cy). Hospital sense is from 1924 … Etymology dictionary
residency — ► NOUN (pl. residencies) 1) the fact of living in a place. 2) a residential post held by an artist or writer. 3) Brit. a musician s regular engagement at a club or other venue. 4) N. Amer. a period of specialized medical training in a hospital;… … English terms dictionary
residency — [rez′idən sē] n. pl. residencies 1. RESIDENCE (esp. senses 1, 2, & 5) ☆ 2. a) a period of advanced, specialized medical or surgical training at a hospital b) the position or tenure of a doctor during this period … English World dictionary
residency — [[t]re̱zɪdənsi[/t]] residencies 1) N UNCOUNT Someone s residency in a particular place, especially in a country, is the fact that they live there or that they are officially allowed to live there. He applied for British residency... Foreigners… … English dictionary
residency — /ˈrɛzədənsi / (say rezuhduhnsee) noun (plural residencies) 1. → residence. 2. the dwelling place of officials or diplomats representing the heads of state of foreign countries. 3. the time during which one resides in a place. 4. a position,… …
residency — UK [ˈrezɪd(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈrezɪdənsɪ] noun Word forms residency : singular residency plural residencies 1) a) [countable] a period of time during which a writer, poet, artist etc is invited to work in a university or other institution b) a period… … English dictionary
