Resiance
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. A man', residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a "resiant." Kitch. Cts. 33.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Residence.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A man’s residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a resiant Kitch. 33.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Residence, abode or continuance.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
resiancy.
In old English law. Residence; a. man's abode or continuance in a place.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
also RESIANT. Old ants in a tithing, &c., which were called over by the steward on holding courts-leet. Tomlins,