/ əˈbəʊd; NAmE əˈboʊd/ noun
[ usually sing. ] ( formal or humorous ) the place where sb lives :
homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)
You are most welcome to my humble abode.
—see also abide verb , right of abode
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense act of waiting ): verbal noun from abide .