residencer

noun

res·​i·​denc·​er

ˈrez(ə)dənsə(r),

-zədᵊns- sometimes -zəˌden(t)s-

plural -s

1

obsolete : a clergyman in residence

2

: a resident representative or minister

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, residentiary (adjective), from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin residentiarius

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