/rez"i deuhn see/ , n. , pl. residencies .
1. residence (def. 3).
2. the position or tenure of a medical resident.
3. (formerly) the official residence of a representative of the British governor general at a native Indian court.
4. (formerly) an administrative division of the Dutch East Indies.
[ 1570-80; RESID(ENT) + -ENCY ]