resiance

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noun

residence; abode

OriginLatin reseantia ← Old French reseance →
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Meanings

nounresiance (plural resiances)

plural resiances

  1. obsoleteresidence; abode

    [he] had a resiance in Antwerp

    1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Old Frenchreseance
  2. Latinreseantia
  3. Englishresiance

Latin reseantia, Old French reseance.

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APA

resiance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiance

MLA

“resiance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resiance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiance.

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