Resiant

Resiant
Resiant Res"i*ant (-ant), a. [OF. reseant, resseant, L. residens. See {Resident}.] Resident; present in a place. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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