(obsolete) One who abides, or continues. First attested around 1350 to 1470.
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c. 1583, w, An Apologie for Poetrie‎, Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts.
One who dwells; a resident. First attested around 1350 to 1470.
c. 1610, w, An atlas of Tudor England and Wales: 40 plates from John Speed's pocket atlas, But although it had everything 'to content the purse, the heart, the eye', there was a local proverb saying: 'What is best for the Abider is worst for the Traveler
