Res"i*dent (-dent), a. [F. r'esident, 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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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 inferrior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister,4.
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