(1):
(a.) Fixed; stable; certain.
(2):
(n.) One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
(3):
(n.) A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; - a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.
(4):
(a.) Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; - opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.