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resident

1. res.i.dent \'rez-*d-*nt, 'rez-d*nt, 'rez-*-.dent\ aj [ME, fr. L 
   resident-, residens, pp. of reside-re] 1a: RESIDING  1b: being in residence 
    2: PRESENT, INHERENT  3: not migratory 
2. resident n 1: one who resides in a place  2: a diplomatic agent residing 
   at a foreign court or seat of government; Xesp : one exercising authority 
   in a protected state as representative of the protecting power 3: a 
   physician serving a residency