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English
Etymology
From French domiciliaire, from Medieval Latin domiciliārius, from Latin domicilium (“dwelling”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/, /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdɑ.mɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/, /ˌdoʊmɪˈsɪli.ɛɹi/, /ˌdoʊmɪˈsɪljəɹi/
- Rhymes: -ɪliəɹi
- Rhymes: -ɪliɛəɹi
Noun
domiciliary (plural domiciliaries)
- (law): A person who legally resides in a particular place.
Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York.
Adjective
domiciliary (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a domicile
1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. , volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, , →OCLC:the personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen were scrupulously guarded
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