DOMICILE


Meaning of DOMICILE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' dä-m ə - ˌ s ī (- ə )l, ' d ō -; ' dä-m ə -sil

Variant: also dom · i · cil \ ' däm- ə -s ə l \

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin domicilium, from domus

Date: 15th century

1 : a dwelling place : place of residence : HOME

2 a : a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b : RESIDENCE 2B

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