dom·i·cile (d m  -s l , -s l, d m-)n. 1. A residence; a home. 2. One's legal residence. v. dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing, dom·i·ciles v.tr. 1. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence. 2. To provide with often temporary lodging. v.intr. To reside; dwell. [Middle English domicilie, from Old French domicile, from Latin domicilium, from domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] dom i·cili·ary (-sl - r) adj. |
domicile [dom-miss-ile]
Noun
Formal a person's regular dwelling place [Latin domus house]
domiciliary adj
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| Noun | 1. |  domicile - (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?"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. |  domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping cliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States" condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominium den - a room that is comfortable and secluded dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes family room - a recreation room in a private house fixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" hermitage - the abode of a hermit homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals lake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household semi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side vacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation yurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing | |
| Verb | 1. | domicile - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life |
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