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verb

Reside v. i. (past & past part. resided; pres. part. residing)

To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time. "At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana." "In no fixed place the happy souls reside."

To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. "In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside."

To sink; to settle, as sediment. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... India, "Central India" being what we should call the "Middle Kingdom." The food and clothes of the common people are the same as in that Central Kingdom. The Law of Buddha is very (flourishing in Woo-chang). They call the places where the monks stay (for a time) or reside permanently Sangharamas; and of these there are in all 500, the monks being all students of the hinayana. When stranger bhikshus(2) arrive at one of them, their wants are supplied for three days, after which they are told to find ...

— Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms • Fa-Hien

... the Committee of Safety was approved by the Continental Congress on July 9th, by directing Kingsborough to be released on parole;[69] and on the 15th, his son Alexander was released on parole and allowed to reside with him. ...

— An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America • J. P. MacLean

... Council of Munster. In the same year in which he was assigned the former clerkship, he received also a lease of the lands and Abbey of Enniscorthy in Wexford county. It is to be hoped that his Chancery Court duties permitted him to reside for a while on that estate. 'Enniscorthy,' says the Guide to Ireland published by Mr. Murray, 'is one of the prettiest little towns in the Kingdom, the largest portion of it being on a steep hill on the right ...

— A Biography of Edmund Spenser • John W. Hales

... Ghost, with us reside, Let Thy sweet presence calm our soul; And make us strong to fight and win, And all our wayward wills control; To give us comfort when we weep, And bind our ...

— Hymns from the Greek Office Books - Together with Centos and Suggestions • John Brownlie

... sometimes shows itself in a very fierce and unexpected manner. In the valley of the Wollombi, between Sydney and Hunter's River, some years ago, three boys of a certain tribe had been persuaded to reside in the families of three of the British settlers there. These were marked out for vengeance by the natives belonging to a tribe in a state of warfare with them, about 100 of whom travelled between 20 and 30 miles during one night—a thing ...

— Australia, its history and present condition • William Pridden

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