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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

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

There are also security concerns that if the King was in residence at Buckingham Palace it would limit the number of visitors as well as areas people could view.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

As an artist in residence at BroadStage, he recognized Santa Monica as an ideal locale for a jazz festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Sharon Weinberger is a reporter in residence at Omidyar Network and a former national-security editor at The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

And the portrait of Agatha Swanburne, long in residence in the headmistress’s office at Swanburne, now hung next to that of her twin brother, Pax.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood