Resided

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reside \Re*side"\ (r?-z?d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resided}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Residing}.] [F. r['e]sider, L. residere; pref.
     re- re- + sedere to sit. See {Sit}. ]
     1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a
        settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have
        one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.


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              At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana.
                                                    --Shak.
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              In no fixed place the happy souls reside. --Dryden.
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     2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be
        as in attribute or element.
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              In such like acts, the duty and virtue of
              contentedness doth especially reside. --Barrow.
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     3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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     Syn: To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live;
          domiciliate; domicile.
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