residencia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish residencia. Doublet of residence. === Noun === residencia (plural residencias) (historical) In the Spanish Empire, a court, trial, or hearing held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor. === References === “residencia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === erinaceids == Galician == === Alternative forms === residência (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns (“residing”), from resideō (“to reside”), from re- + sedeō (“to sit”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: re‧si‧den‧cia === Noun === residencia f (plural residencias) residence (time spent living) Dez anos de residencia no noso país e casi non fala galego. ― After ten years of residence in the country, he barely speaks Galician. residence, home (the place where one lives) Teño a miña residencia en Valencia, pero sempre estou viaxando. ― I have my residence in Valencia, but I am always travelling. old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers) Synonyms: residencia de maiores, residencia de anciáns, (usually pejorative) asilo old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers) Synonyms: residencia de maiores, residencia de anciáns, (usually pejorative) asilo ==== Related terms ==== residente residir ==== See also ==== domicilio === Further reading === “residencia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /resiˈdenθja/ [re.siˈð̞ẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /resiˈdensja/ [re.siˈð̞ẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: re‧si‧den‧cia === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns (“residing”), from resideō (“to reside”), from re- + sedeō (“to sit”). ==== Noun ==== residencia f (plural residencias) residence (time spent living) residence, home (the place where one lives) old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers) Synonyms: residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos, (usually pejorative) asilo old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers) Synonyms: residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos, (usually pejorative) asilo (historical) residencia ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== residencia inflection of residenciar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “residencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “residencia” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.