## Meanings
1. The place where someone lives; a home.
2. The official home of an important person, such as a president.
3. The fact of living in a particular place.

## Examples
- He took up residence in a small flat in London.
- The new governor refused to live in the official residence.
- You must prove residence in the country to apply for the visa.

## Derived Forms
- coresidence
- nonresidence

## Related Forms
- homestead
- mease
- messuage
- reside
- residency
- resident
- residential

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-
- Root: residence
- Root: residentia

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.

## AI Etymology
Residence is inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence. Modern senses include the place where someone lives; a home. and the official home of an important person, such as a president.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as coresidence and nonresidence and related forms such as homestead, mease, messuage, and reside.

## Topics
- House & Home

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