National's Dictionary
Residence

The legal meaning of residence is to be obligated to someone for being on the land, and with the reference to a “lord” points to its source being in feudal law. Having residency endows jurisdiction, and is not just physical location, and can be purely legal. Non-Resident Definition, Black’s Law Dictionary, 4th Edition Page 1207 […]

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National's Dictionary
Residency

The term resident has roots in feudal law. It was used to describe the tenants that were attached to the land and considered in fee (property). A “Lord” has the appended right to hold their own private courts over their tenants, and many of these principles survive to this day. When you’re asked if you’re […]

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