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res⋅i⋅den⋅ti⋅ar⋅y

  [rez-i-den-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. residing; resident.
2. involving or under obligation to be in official residence.
–noun
3. a resident.
4. an ecclesiastic bound to official residence.
Origin:
1515–25; < ML residentiārius, equiv. to residenti(a) residence + -ārius -ary
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res·i·den·ti·ar·y   (rěz'ĭ-děn'shē-ěr'ē, -shə-rē)   
adj.  

  1. Having a residence, especially an official one.

  2. Involving or requiring official residence.

n.   pl. res·i·den·ti·ar·ies

  1. One who resides in a certain place; a resident.

  2. A member of the clergy required to live in an official residence.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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