Resident \Res"i*dent\ (-dent), a. [F. r['e]sident, 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. [Obs.]

``Stable and resident like a rock.'' --Jer. TAylor.

One there still resident as day and night. --Davenant.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Resident \Res"i*dent\, n.

1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.

2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferrior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)