domicile
noun
- home
- legal status
- Russian legal term
verb
- have legal residence
- in law, the status or attribution of being a permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction
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.
- A home or residence.
“The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.”
- 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”
- 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.
- To have a domicile in a particular place.
“The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.”