reshipment

[Pref. re-, and Eng. shipment (q. v.).] 1. The act of reshipping; the shipping for exportation that which has been imported. 2. That which is reshipped. *re-si-ançe, s . [RESIANT.] Residence, abode. *re-si-ant, * re-se-ant, * re-si-aunt, a. & s. [Fr. reseant , re eant , from Lat. residentem , acc us. of residens resident (q. v.).] A. As adj .: Residing, dwelling; present in a place. "Any English man resiant in that countrey." -Hackluyt: Voyages, i. 473. B. As subst.: A resident, a dweller. resiant-rolls, s. pl. Old Eng . Law : Rolls containing the names of the resiants or residents in a tithing, ., which were called over by the steward on holding a court-leet. rě-şide', v . i . [Fr. résider , from Lat. resideo =to remain behind, to reside: re -back, and sedeo to sit; Sp. residir ; Ital. risedere .] 1. To dwell permanently or for a length of time; to have one's home or settled abode; to abide continuously or for a lengthened period. "How can God with such reside!" Milton: P. L., xii. 284. IMG:content-0499.png:[blocks in formation] "Far from your capital my ship resides." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, 1. 237. *4. To sink; to fall to the bottom; to subside; to settle, as liquors. rěş-i-děnçe, subst. [Fr., from résident =resident (q. v.); Span. & Port. residencia; Ital. residenzia, residenza.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act or state of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for a length of time. 2. A remaining or continuing where one's duties lie; spec if., the continuing of a parson or incumbent in his benefice. (Opposed to non - residence .) [II.] 3. An abode or dwelling-place; spec if., the place where a person resides or dwells permanently or for a continuance of time; one's home, dwelling, or abode. 4. That in which anything rests or abides permanently. "Within the infant rind of this small flower, Poison hath residence , and medicine power." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet , ii. 3. *5. A falling or subsiding to the bottom; that which settles at the bottom of liquors; the residuum of a body after any destructive operation. "Separation is wrought by weight, as in the ordinary residence or settlement of liquors."- Bacon : Nat . Hist., § 302. II. Law : The length of time which a person shall remain within the limits of a state in order to give him a legal residence there, varies in the different commonwealths, each government being the judges of the qualifications nece ary to entitle a denizen to claim permanent residence within its boundaries. An alien who desires to become a naturalized citizen of the United States must prove a residence of five years in the country previous to admittance to the rights of adoption. residency