residence vs stead

residence

noun
  • Synonym of rezidentura 

  • The place where anything rests permanently. 

  • The place where a corporation is established. 

  • That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. 

  • subsidence, as of a sediment 

  • Accommodation for students at a university or college. 

  • A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein. 

  • The place where one lives (resides); one's home. 

  • The state of living in a particular place or environment. 

stead

noun
  • An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). 

  • The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. 

  • One's partner in a romantic relationship. 

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