noun (plural residencies) (formal)
1 [U,C] = RESIDENCE:
She has been granted permanent residency in Britain.
2 [U,C] the period of time that an artist, a writer or a musician spends working for a particular institution
3 [U] the state of living in a particular place:
a residency requirement for students
4 [U,C] (especially AmE) the period of time when a doctor working in a hospital receives special advanced training
5 (also residence) [C] the official house of sb such as an AMBASSADOR
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of residency come from?
This entry for residency is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does residency appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — residency appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
