residencia
noun
res·i·den·cia
ˌrezəˈden(t)sēə,
-)thēə
plural -s
: a court or inquiry held in Spanish countries for a period of 70 days by a specially commissioned judge to examine into the conduct of a retiring high official (as a viceroy, captain general, governor)
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, literally, residence, from Medieval Latin residentia