Noun: domicile 'dó-mi,sI(-u)l
- Housing that someone is living in
"The old cottage served as their primary domicile";
- dwelling, home, abode, habitation, dwelling house, domicil [rare]
- (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]
- 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