Resider

re·side  (r-zd)

intr.v. re·sid·ed, re·sid·ing, re·sides

1. To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.

2. To be inherently present; exist: the potential energy that resides in flowing water.

3. To be vested, as a power or right: the authority that resides in the Supreme Court.

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[Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin residre, to remain behind, reside : re-, re- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·sider n.