residence meaning and definition

RESIDENCE noun

Definition of residence (noun)

1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
   • "a person can have several residences"
   • synonyms: abode
2. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
   • "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
3. the act of dwelling in a place
   • synonyms: abidance, residency
4. a large and imposing house
   • synonyms: hall, manse, mansion, mansion house