Res″i‐dent (–dent), a. [F. résident, L. residens, -entis, p. pr. 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. “Stable and resident like a rock.” Jer. TAylor.
One there still resident as day and night. Davenant.