II.   Sovereign

A Resident is a legal form describing a particular status of a person as bound to certain fiduciary obligations attached to an office or a dwelling by virtue of occupation, intention and demonstration of use of such property.

The word Resident originates from the 16th Century and was originally associated in describing one bound to certain fiduciary obligations attached to an office through a benefice:

(i) The word Resident from the 16th Century comes from two (2) Latin words res meaning “property, thing, object, form, matter” and sedere meaning “seat (of office)”. The word referred to the formalization of benefices or official estates associated with certain offices of “parsons” whereby those appointed to such positions were “duty bound” to be present and attend to their duties; and

(ii) Given the difficulties of certain official positions to always be present at the location of their official benefice, the law under King Henry VIII was relaxed so that chaplains and “parsons” may be non-resident to their benefices; and

(iii) A similar word to Resident was also created from the 17th Century to return an ancient injustice of Roman Death Cult feudal law that bound serfs (slaves) to the lands of their lords by describing the obligations and “benefit” of being a “tenant a will” as a Resiant from three (3) Latin words being res meaning “property, thing, object, form, matter” and si meaning “assuming for the time being” and ante meaning “before”. The concept of Resiant was that once one accepted the “benefit” of the tenancy, occupied the land and used the land, the tenant was obligated to remain on their lot and could not travel without permission from their lord; and

(iv) In the 17th Century, the term Resident was extended to include retired military granted the benefice and honor of protecting the first hospitals in England at Chelsea and Greenwich whereby permanent lodging was provided for them in exchange for their permanent attendance; and

(v) In the 18th Century with the replacement of tenancy at will with copyhold tenancies, the term Resiant was replaced with Resident to describe the obligation of tenants to remain on the land of their landlord, subject to the jurisdiction of the law and not travel unless in possession of a certificate or warrant; and

(vi) At the same time in the early 18th Century that copyhold tenants began to be identified as “Residents”, landlords and senior officials were granted the description of “Non-Residents” in specifically meaning that they were not bound to their benefice and could travel freely within certain bounds without need of certificates or permission.