# residencia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish residencia.

### 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.
** 1883, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico, volume 3, Chapter 25:It was ordered that his residencia be taken in secret by the new viceroy, and a public investigation proclaimed and concluded within forty days. The marquis refused to hold a secret residencia, alleging that it was necessary for Revilla Gigedo to depart for Spain previous to taking any steps in the matter.

### 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

* IPA: /resiˈdenθja/ [re.s̺iˈð̞en̪.θjɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /resiˈdenθja/ [re.s̺iˈð̞en̪.θjɐ]
* IPA: (seseo) /resiˈdensja/ [re.siˈð̞en.sjɐ]
* Rhymes: -enθja
* Rhymes: -enθja
* Rhymes: -ensja
* 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, 2012–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /resiˈdenθja/ [re.siˈð̞ẽn̟.θja]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /resiˈdensja/ [re.siˈð̞ẽn.sja]
* Rhymes: -enθja
* Rhymes: -ensja
* 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)
    Diez años de residencia en nuestro país y no habla casi español.After ten years of residence in the country, he barely speaks Spanish.
* residence, home (the place where one lives)
    Tengo mi residencia en Valencia, pero siempre estoy viajando.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 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

##### Related terms

* residente
* residir

##### See also

* domicilio
* dormitorio

### 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “residencia” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.