Noun: residency re-zi-dun(t)-see
- The position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
"She began her surgical residency at the teaching hospital"
- The act of dwelling in a place
"His residency in New York inspired much of his early writing";
- residence, abidance
Derived forms: residencies
Type of: act, berth, deed, human action, human activity, office, place, position, post, situation
Encyclopedia: Residency