1. (a.) 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. (a.) Fixed; stable; certain.

3. (n.) One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.

4. (n.) A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usually applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors.