in-residence
[ in-rez-i-duh ns ]
/ ɪnˈrɛz ɪ dəns /
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): a poet-in-residence at the university.
Origin of in-residence
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby in-residence
in-line skate,
in-migrant,
in-migrate,
in-ness,
in-off,
in-residence,
in-service,
in-store,
in-tray,
in-world,
in-your-face
Idioms and Phrases with 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.