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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

That place involves a music-focused in-game lineup that includes Wooley, a bevy of in-residence local bands, anthem singers Madison Stoneman and Tommie Burton plus a newly added 32-member marching band.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

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

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

Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

While in residence at crisis houses, guests are provided with non-clinical support to help them find coping mechanisms and recovery plans.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Without the twins, there were eleven children in residence at the Boxton Creek Home.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech