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Residencia

Residencia \Re`si*den"cia\, n. [Sp.] In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a predecessor.

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residencia

n. In Spanish countries, a court or trial held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor.

Usage examples of "residencia".

En menos que tose un viejo, nuestro Ricardo, redivivo y jovial, tripulaba el ascensor de la residencia de la baronesa de Servus.