DOMICILE


Meaning of DOMICILE in English

I. ˈdä-mə-ˌsī(-ə)l, ˈdō-; ˈdä-mə-sil noun

also dom·i·cil ˈdäm-ə-səl

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

II. transitive verb

( -ciled ; -cil·ing )

Date: 1809

: to establish in or provide with a domicile

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.