residence

Noun
  1. Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily (synset 108576500)
    "a person can have several residences"
    is a type of: address - the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
    subtypes:
    • domicile, legal residence - (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
    • home, place - where you live at a particular time
    same as: abode
  2. The official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) (synset 104086356)
    "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
    is a type of: house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    subtypes:
    • court - the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
    • deanery - the official residence of a dean
    • manse - the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
    • palace - official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
    • parsonage, rectory, vicarage - an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
    • cloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
    specific instances:
    • vatican, vatican palace - the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
    • white house - the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
    • mount vernon - the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
  3. The act of dwelling in a place (synset 101055844)
    is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
    subtypes:
    same as: abidance, residency
  4. A large and imposing house (synset 103724592)
    is a type of: house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    subtypes:
    has: hall, manor hall - the large room of a manor or castle
    same as: hall, manse, mansion, mansion house

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