domicile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (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
    legal residence.
    • what's his legal residence?
  2. noun housing that someone is living in
    abode; dwelling house; dwelling; habitation; home.
    • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
  3. verb make one's home in a particular place or community
    reside; shack; domiciliate.
    • may parents reside in Florida

WordNet

Dom"i*cile noun
Etymology
L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.) root of celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See Dome, and Conceal.
Definitions
  1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.
  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. Wharton.
Dom"i*cile transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. domicilier. Cf. Domiciliate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Domiciled ; present participle & verbal noun Domiciling
Definitions
  1. To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. Kent.

Webster 1913