Res"i*dent , n.
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 inferior to that of
ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.
Res"i*dent (-dent), a. [F. résident, L. residens, -entis, p.
pr. of residere. See Reside.]
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.
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