Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RES'I-DENCE, or RES'I-DEN-CY, n. [Fr.]

1. The act of abiding or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. – Hale.
2. The place of abode; a dwelling; a habitation. Caprea had been … the residence of Tiberius for several years. – Anon.
3. That which falls to the bottom of liquors. [Obs.] – Bacon.
4. In the canon and common law, the abode of a parson or incumbent on his benefice; opposed to non-residence. – Blackstone.