[re.side] vi re.sid.ed ; re.sid.ing [ME, fr. MF or L; MF resider, fr. L residere to sit back, remain, abide, fr. re- + sedere to sit--more at sit] (15c) 1 a: to be in residence as the incumbent of a benefice or office b: to dwell permanently or continuously: occupy a place as one's legal domicile
2. a: to be present as an element or quality b: to be vested as a right -- re.sid.er n