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• in-residence
  in-residence

  adjective

  assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).
• in residence
  in residence

  Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

in-residence

American  

[in-rez-i-duhns] / ɪnˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

adjective

1. assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).

   a poet-in-residence at the university.

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in residence Idioms  

1. Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

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Etymology

Origin of in-residence

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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in-residence in residence

Casino operations and in-residence gatherings of people who do not belong to the same household are also not allowed.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

But while they were there, Webber said an in-residence bed opened up and she agreed to stay.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021

Thanks to Arsenault’s avid leadership, in 2014 TeenTix will celebrate its 10th anniversary by transitioning from a Seattle Center project to an independent organization with big plans, in-residence at Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2013

Guests can sit in the property’s Living Room, sip a fashion-inspired cocktail created by Gerber Bars, and have a student from Parsons draw an illustration of their likeness as part of an in-residence fashion program.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2011

Michigan, Barnard, Brandeis, Stanford, Purdue, Denver and several others now have professional schools staffed by in-residence acting companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pelley and Alfonsi are now set to serve as journalists in residence at Columbia Journalism School during the 2026-27 academic year.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

And Argentina advanced past Switzerland despite a quiet night from its 39-year-old genius in residence, Lionel Messi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Before launching TBPN, Coogan was an entrepreneur in residence at Founders Fund, Peter Thiel’s venture firm.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

She became the first artist in residence at The National Gallery in 1980 and is often described as a fierce woman.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

“I was not in residence there at that time,” said he.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson