Re*side" (r?-z?d"), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Resided; p. pr. & vb. n.
Residing.] [F. résider, 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.
At the moated grange, resides this dejected
Mariana.
Shak.
In no fixed place the happy souls
reside.
Dryden.
2. To have a seat or fixed position; to
inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness
doth especially reside.
Barrow.
3. To sink; to settle, as sediment.
[Obs.] Boyle.
Syn. -- To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live;
domiciliate; domicile.