Resident
Resident (-dent) , adjective
[French résident, Latin residens, -entis, present participle of residere. See Reside.]
1.
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.
2.
Fixed; stable; certain. [Obsolete]
Stable and resident like a rock.
One there still resident as day and night.
Resident , noun
1.
One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
2.
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.