domicile

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ (UK)
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/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ (UK) · /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/ (US) · /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/ (US)

Definition of domicile

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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. 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

  1. To have a domicile in a particular place.
    “The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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