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domicile

noun, verb — 4 senses

domicile

noun

UK /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ · US /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/

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

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.

  • 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 husband1838, Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland:
3

Astrology, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences 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.

Derived terms
domicide, domiciled, domiciliary, extradomicile, intradomicile, nondomicile, peridomicile

domicile

verb

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

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, domicilable, domicilement, redomicile

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

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