noun
    
    plural -dences
    
    formal
    
    [noncount] :the state of living in a particular place
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :the place where someone lives
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :legal permission to live in a country
    
    
    
    in residence
    
    living in a particular place at a particular time
    
    
    
    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