residency
Plural: residencies
Noun
- the act of dwelling in a place
- the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
- The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
- The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.
- The position or term of a medical resident.
- The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
- Synonym of rezidentura.
Examples
- The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.
Origin / Etymology
From reside + -ency or resident + -cy.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
residency: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordresidency: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
residency: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
residency: valid Words With Friends Word