residencia
noun
res·i·den·cia
ˌrezəˈden(t)sēə,
-)thēə
plural -s
: a court or inquiry held in Spanish countries for a period of 70 days by a specially commissioned judge to examine into the conduct of a retiring high official (as a viceroy, captain general, governor)
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