residev. i.[F. rsider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit. ]1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.()At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. (Shak.)In no fixed place the happy souls reside. (Dryden.)2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.()In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside. (Barrow.)3. To sink; to settle, as sediment.(Boyle.)()