The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resiant
Resiant \Res"i*ant\, n.
A resident. [Obs.]
--Sir T. More.
Resiant
Resiant \Res"i*ant\ (-ant), a. [OF. reseant, resseant, L. residens. See Resident.] Resident; present in a place. [Obs.]
In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
resiant
a. (context obsolete English) resident. (15th-19th c.) n. (context obsolete English) A resident. (15th-19th c.)