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domicile

do·mi·cile

UK/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ US/ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/ rare formal

noun

1.

(law) the residence where 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 and only one domicile at a time

  • “what”
2.

housing that someone is living in

  • “he built a modest dwelling near the pond”
  • “they raise money to provide homes for the homeless”

verb

1.

make one''s home or live in

  • “She resides officially in Iceland”
  • “I live in a 200-year old house”
  • “These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted”
  • “The plains are sparsely populated”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.

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