To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.
To provide with often temporary lodging.
v.
intr. To reside; dwell.
[Middle English domicilie, from Old French domicile, from Latin domicilium, from domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] dom'i·cil'i·ar'y (-sĭl'ē-ěr'ē) adj.
1442, from M.Fr. domicile (14c.), from L. domicilium, probably from domus "house" (see domestic) + colere "to dwell" (see colony). As a verb, it is first attested 1809.
Main Entry: domicile Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: -ciled; -cil·ing : to establish in or provide with a domicile domiciled —U.S. Code> domiciled —L. H. Tribe>