Residence | Mean of residence in English Dictionary

/ˈrɛzədəns/

• Noun
• the state of living in a particular place
1. He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.
2. Birds have taken up residence [=established a home] in the barn.
3. (US) a residence hall = (Brit) a hall of residence [=a place where students live at a college or university]
• the place where someone lives
1. a two-story residence
2. Police surrounded the residence.
3. He spent three months at his summer residence.
4. the prime minister's residence
• legal permission to live in a country
1. They were granted/denied residence in this country.

• living in a particular place at a particular time
1. The Queen was not in residence at the palace when the fire broke out.
• having an official position as a writer, artist, etc., who has been chosen to live and work at a college or other institution for a period of time
1. She is the artist in residence at the museum this summer.