‖n. [ Sp. ] In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a predecessor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(adj) used or designed for residence or limited to residences, Ant. nonresidential, Example:a residential hotel; a residential quarter; a residential college; residential zoning