DOMICILE

dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house

(noun) housing that someone is living in; “he built a modest dwelling near the pond”; “they raise money to provide homes for the homeless”

domicile, legal residence

(noun) (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; “what’s his legal residence?”

reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate

(verb) make one’s home in a particular place or community; “may parents reside in Florida”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

domicile (plural domiciles)

(formal) A home or residence.

(legal) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.

Verb

domicile (third-person singular simple present domiciles, present participle domiciling, simple past and past participle domiciled)

To have a domicile in a particular place.

Source: Wiktionary


Dom"i*cile, n. Etym: [L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.) root of celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See Dome, and Conceal.]

1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.

2. (Law)

Definition: A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode. Wharton.

Dom"i*cile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domiciled; p. pr. & vb. n. Domiciling.] Etym: [Cf. F. domicilier. Cf. Domiciliate.]

Definition: To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. Kent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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