·adj Fixed; stable; certain.
II. Resident ·noun One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
III. Resident ·noun A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court;
— a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. ·see the Note under Minister, 4.
IV. Resident ·adj 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.