residency

noun

res·​i·​den·​cy ˈre-zə-dən(t)-sē How to pronounce residency (audio)
ˈrez-dən(t)-,
ˈre-zə-ˌden(t)-
plural residencies
1
a
: a usually official place of residence
b
: a state or period of residence
a 20-year residency in the city
2
: a territory in a protected state in which the powers of the protecting state are executed by a resident agent
3
a
: a period of advanced training in a medical specialty that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine
c
: a period as an artist in residence

Examples of residency in a Sentence

You must meet the town's residency requirement in order to vote. a four-year residency in the country She recently completed her residency in pediatrics.
Recent Examples on the Web Dating back to 1889, Eden has been the hotel of choice for visiting starlets (Ingrid Bergman and her husband, film director Roberto Rossellini, famously took up a residency in the Aurora suite), royals, and dignitaries whose photos line the hallway of the hotel leading to the restaurant. Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023 This isn’t the first time U2 has extended its residency. Anna Chan, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023 By the spring of 1962, the bar was paying her twenty-five hundred dollars—or twenty-five thousand today—for a two-week residency. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023 Conor Oberst announced residencies in Los Angeles and New York next March and April. Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023 Foreign medics who carried out multiple residencies or voluntary stints in the facility said the same. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 Presale for the residency begins Wednesday and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 Want to know more about Erika Jayne’s Las Vegas residency but don’t want to spend the $7 needed to buy a ticket? Vulture, 5 Nov. 2023 The filing comes after Jackson garnered a wave of online criticism for responding negatively to a video of Palmer dancing with Usher while being serenaded by the singer during an evening of his Las Vegas residency in July. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of residency was in 1579

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Cite this Entry

“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residency. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

residency

noun
res·​i·​den·​cy ˈrez-əd-ən-sē How to pronounce residency (audio)
-ə-ˌden(t)-
plural residencies
1
a
: a usually official place of residence
b
: a state or period of residence
a four-year residency in the country
c
: residence sense 2b
applied for residency
2
a
: a period of advanced training especially in a medical specialty that typically follows graduation from medical school

Medical Definition

residency

noun
res·​i·​den·​cy ˈrez-əd-ən-sē How to pronounce residency (audio)
plural residencies
: a period of advanced medical training and education that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine and that consists of supervised practice of a specialty in a hospital and in its outpatient department and instruction from specialists on the hospital staff

Legal Definition

residency

noun
res·​i·​den·​cy ˈre-zə-dən-sē How to pronounce residency (audio)
plural residencies
1
: an often official place of residence
2
: the condition of being a resident of a particular place

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