noun subsidence, as of a sediment.
2. residence ·noun the place where anything rests permanently.
3. residence ·noun the residing of an incumbent on his benefice;
opposed to nonresidence.
4. residence ·noun that which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
5. residence ·noun the place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; ·esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
6. residence ·noun the act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an american in france or italy for a year.