Associations to the word «Residency»

Wiktionary

RESIDENCY, noun. (US) The position or term of a medical resident
RESIDENCY, noun. The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue
RESIDENCY, noun. The condition of being a resident of a particular place
RESIDENCY, noun. The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies

Dictionary definition

RESIDENCY, noun. The act of dwelling in a place.
RESIDENCY, noun. The position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats