res ‧ i ‧ den ‧ cy /ˈrezəd ə nsi, ˈrezɪd ə nsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural residencies )
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ resident , ↑ residence , ↑ residency ; adjective : ↑ resident , ↑ residential ; verb : ↑ reside ]
1 . [uncountable] legal permission to live in a country for a certain period of time SYN residence
2 . [uncountable and countable] when an artist, writer, musician etc does work at a college or other institution for a period of time SYN residence
3 . [uncountable] the state of living in a place SYN residence
4 . [uncountable] especially American English a period of time when a doctor receives special training in a particular type of medicine, especially at a hospital