domicile

English

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domicile

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Alternative forms

• domicil (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/

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.

Related terms

• domiciled
• domiciliary

Translations

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.

Derived terms

• dedomicile

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin domicilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.mi.sil/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

domicile m (plural domiciles)

1. domicile

Derived terms

• élire domicile
• sans domicile fixe

Related terms

• domiciliaire

Further reading

• “domicile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.