resided

Resided is the past tense and past participle of the verb reside. It means to live in a place as one’s home or to be located in a place, and it can also refer to existing or being intrinsic to a state or condition, often in formal or legal language.

Etymology traces reside to Latin residere, from re- “back” or again and sedere “to sit,” via Old French resider. The sense of settling in a place developed into the modern meaning of living somewhere, or of something being located within a place.

Usage is typically formal or neutral in register. It governs in- or at- phrases: “She resides in London,” “They reside at 123 Main Street.” The past tense is used as in “They resided in Paris for five years.” In abstract contexts, one can say “The rights reside in the people” or “The power resides with the council.” The phrase “reside with” can imply responsibility or authority. In legal or administrative prose, resided often appears in discussions of domicile, residency, or location of authority.

Examples illustrate its formal tone: The family resided in the countryside after the move. The duties reside with the supervisor. The artifact resided in a museum vault for decades.

Related terms include present tense reside, resident (a person who resides somewhere), residence (a place where one lives), and residency. Synonyms include dwell, inhabit, and live; antonyms include leave, vacate, and depart.