resident English · revision 5657

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1382|origins=la residēre}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈrez.ɪ.dənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The adjective is Middle English resident, [[bor|fro|resident]] and directly from [[la|residēns|t=remaining, settling]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) the present participle of [[m|la|residēre|t=to sit down, settle]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The noun is from the adjective.^(Etymonline) See [[reside]].^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Dwelling in a place: 1382 in the OED, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Staying in a place in the discharge of a duty, originally of clergy, is from 1426, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The noun, an inhabitant, is from the mid-15th century.^(Etymonline) Of qualities, inherent or established, it is from 1525.^(OED 1989) In the 17th century a resident was also a diplomat ranking below an ambassador, and later a British representative in a protectorate.^(Collins 2023) Of animals and birds that do not migrate it is from 1828.^(OED 1989) A doctor in hospital training is American from 1892.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1382 – dwelling in a place.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1426 – residing for duty.^(OED 1989)

+ * mid-15th century – the noun, an inhabitant.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1828 – of animals, non-migratory.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1892 – a hospital doctor (US).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who lives in a particular place.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(US)'' A doctor who is getting advanced training in a [[hospital]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # ''(historical)'' A government representative living in a foreign country or [[protectorate]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Living in a particular place.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # Living at the place where one works: ''a resident tutor''.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # Of a bird or animal, not migrating.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[residentship]]

+ * [[nonresident]]

+ * [[residency]]

+ * [[resident alien]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[reside]]

+ * [[residence]]

+ * [[residential]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}