Category:Reside

Re*side" (r-zd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resided; p. pr. & vb. n. Residing.] Etym: [f. résider, l. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to Sit. See sit. ]

1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled Abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of Home; to remain for a long time. At the moated grange, resides this dejected mariana. Shak. In no fixed place the happy souls reside. Dryden.

2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in Attribute or element. In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth Especially reside. Barrow.

3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [obs.] Boyle.

Syn. -- to dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; Domicile.