residency

[rez-i-duh n-see] /ˈrɛz ɪ dən si/

noun, plural residencies.

residence (def 3).

the position or tenure of a medical resident.

(formerly) the official residence of a representative of the British governor general at a native Indian court.

(formerly) an administrative division of the Dutch East Indies.

Origin

Examples from the web for residency

After college and four years of veterinary school, typically you do a one-year internship and then a three-year residency.
Water vapor has a residency time of less than two weeks in the atmosphere.
Water vapor reacts almost instantly to temperature changes and has an atmospheric residency of less than two weeks.
Two years ago, he was granted full residency status.
When she interviewed with residency programs, a letter or card thanking the program for an interview was mandatory.
Students must complete a five-day residency on the island before receiving their diplomas.
If he's going into a pediatrics residency, get him a small brightly-colored fuzzy animal that can be clipped to his stethoscope.
Emmet is forced to quit his newly acquired residency to join in what will in all likelihood be a dead-end search for his father.
After a few years, if your employer sponsors you, this can be converted into permanent residency.
The same can be said of medical residency programs or law school.

British Dictionary definitions for residency

/ˈrɛzɪdənsɪ/

noun (pl) -cies

a variant of residence

a regular series of concerts by a band or singer at one venue

(US & Canadian) the period, following internship, during which a physician undergoes further clinical training, usually in one medical speciality

(in India, formerly) the official house of the governor general at the court of a native prince

Word Origin and History for residency

1570s, "residence;" see resident + -cy. Hospital sense is from 1924.

residency in Medicine

residency res·i·den·cy (rěz'ĭ-dən-sē, -děn'-)
n.
The period during which a physician gets specialized clinical training.