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Domiciled

[dom-uh-sahyl, -suhl, doh-muh-] Example Sentences Origin

dom·i·cile

[dom-uh-sahyl, -suhl, doh-muh-] noun, verb, -ciled, -cil·ing.
noun
1.
a place of residence; abode; house or home.
2.
Law. a permanent legal residence.
verb (used with object)
3.
to establish in a domicile.

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Domiciled is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Also, dom·i·cil.


Origin:
1470–80; < Middle French < Latin domicilium, perhaps equivalent to *domicol(a) (domi-, combining form of domus house + -cola dweller; see colonus) + -ium -ium

un·dom·i·ciled, adjective
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  • All the audience sees, however, is a domiciled shopping-bag lady who likes to fondle her.
  • Today a country is responsible for the global activities of banks domiciled there.
  • Finally, because no company actually takes over the other and each remains domiciled in its home.
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domicile
mid-15c., 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. Related: Domiciled; domiciliary.
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