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Noun: domicile  'dó-mi,sI(-u)l
  1. Housing that someone is living in
    "The old cottage served as their primary domicile";
    - dwelling, home, abode, habitation, dwelling house, domicil [rare]
     
  2. (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 domicile?";
    - legal residence, domicil [rare]
Verb: domicile  'dó-mi,sI(-u)l
  1. Make one's home in a particular place or community
    "my parents domicile in Florida";
    - reside, shack, domiciliate [rare], domicil [rare]

Derived forms: domiciled, domiciles

Type of: abode, dwell, housing, inhabit, live, living accommodations, lodging, populate, residence

Encyclopedia: Domicile