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