Residentiary

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

  Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\ (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a. [LL.
     residentiaris.]
     Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary
     guardian. --Dr. H. More.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\, n.
     1. One who is resident.
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              The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the
              favored spot, . . . will discover that both have
              been there.                           --Coleridge.
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     2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.
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     Syn: Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.
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