residency

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈrɛzɪdənsi/ UK /ˈrɛzɪdənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the fact of living in a place, or a period of specialized training

She completed her surgical residency at a teaching hospital.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the fact of living in a... residence abode habitation tenancy domicile occupancy

Word family

Related forms reside resident residential residence

Etymology

From resident + -cy, ultimately from Latin residens, present participle of residere ('to remain, settle'), from re- (intensive) + sedere ('to sit').

residere Latin sedere Latin *sed- Proto-Indo-European

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Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# residency

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛzɪdənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛzɪdənsi/

## Meanings
1. the fact of living in a place, or a period of specialized training

## Examples
- She completed her surgical residency at a teaching hospital.

## Synonyms
- residence
- abode
- habitation
- tenancy
- domicile
- occupancy

## Related Forms
- reside
- resident
- residential
- residence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: residere
- Root: sedere
- Root: *sed-

## Etymology
From resident + -cy, ultimately from Latin residens, present participle of residere ('to remain, settle'), from re- (intensive) + sedere ('to sit').

## AI Etymology
Residency comes from resident + -cy, ultimately from Latin residens, present participle of residere ('to remain, settle'), from re- (intensive) + sedere ('to sit'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the fact of living in a place, or a period of specialized training", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin residere, Latin sedere, and Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Related words include reside, resident, residential, residence.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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