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domicile

noun

  1. home
  2. legal status
  3. Russian legal term
L31913 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. have legal residence
  2. in law, the status or attribution of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction
L31914 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ / /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/ / /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/

noun

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

  1. 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. 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 husband

  3. 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.

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.

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