Resident Minister
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In international law. The second or intermediate class between ambassadors and envoys, created by the conference of the five powers at Aix-la- Chapelle, in 1818, They are accredited to the sovereign. 2 Phillim. Int. Law, 220*. They are said to represent the affairs, and not the person, of the sovereign, and so to be of less dignity. Vattel, bk. 4, c. 6, § 73. The fourth class is char ges-d' affaires, accredited to the minister of foreign affairs. 2 Phillim. Int. Law, 220; Wheaton, Int. Law, pt. 3, c. 1, § 6. RESIDERE (Lat.)
In old English law. To sit down; to sit still; to rest; to remain or continue. See "Resident."
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In International Law. See Minister.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In international law. A public minister who resides at a foreign court. Resident ministers are ranked in the third class of public ministera. Wheat. Int. Law, 264, 267.
Defined under Resident in Black's Law Dictionary.