domicile

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Etymology

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

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Noun

domicile (plural domiciles)

  1. (formal) A home or residence.
    The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
  2. (law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
    • 1838, Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland:
      the status of marriage has been indelibly fixed by the English celebration; and by this decision, her domicile, as a married woman, has been held to be that of her husband
  3. (astrology) The zodiac sign over which a planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) is considered to have especially strong influence; the planet is called the sign's ruling planet or sign ruler.

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Verb

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

  1. To have a domicile in a particular place.
    The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin domicilium.

Pronunciation

Noun

domicile m (plural domiciles)

  1. domicile

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